Breakdancing has become a global phenomenon since it first appeared in the 1970s, making its debut as an official sport at this year’s Summer Olympics. However, hardcore breakers suffer from injuries (including a strange condition known as a “headspin hole” or “breakdance bulge” – a protruding lump in the scalp caused by repeatedly performing a power move known as a headspin). prone to sprains, strains, tendonitis). A new paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) describes one such case that required surgery to repair.
According to the authors, very few papers have been published on this phenomenon. They mention two in particular. A 2009 German study of 106 break dancers found that 60.4 percent of them experienced scalp overuse injuries from headspins, 31.1 percent of them reported hair loss, and 23.6 percent of them reported hair loss. It was found that 36.8 percent experienced scalp irritation and experienced bumps. A 2023 study of 142 breakdancers reported that those who practiced headspins three or more times a week were much more likely to suffer from hair loss.
So when a male breakdancer in his early 30s sought treatment for a noticeable bump on the top of his head, Mikkal Bungaard-Scotting and Kristian Barstrup Søndergaard of Denmark’s Copenhagen University Hospital set up a clinical trial while performing an MRI. I took the opportunity to explain the example in detail. Surgically remove the growth and analyze the removed mass.
The man in question had been breakdancing for 19 years and incorporated various forms of headspin into his training regimen. He typically trained five days a week for 90 minutes at a time, applying pressure to the top of his head with headspins every two to seven minutes. Over the past five years, he has noticed that the bump on his head has increased significantly in size and become more tender. An MRI showed significant thickening of the surrounding skin, tissue, and skull.
