A breakdancer sought medical help for a painful lump on his head, which restricted his ability to perform his head spins. He told doctors that he’d been breaking for nearly 20 years, practicing five times a week, and had first noticed the lump when he began losing his hair. Doctors surgically removed it out of concern it might be cancerous.
Fortunately, the lump turned out to be benign, and the dancer recovered. Doctors identified the condition as “headspin hole” or “breakdance bulge,” caused by extended pressure on the head during moves. The case highlights how breakdancers can develop conditions known as “breakdancer overuse syndrome.”
In another case, a break dancer with nosebleeds and dizziness developed a “cone-shaped” bump on his head from all the head-spinning they had done over the years. Various scalp injuries and hair loss are other problems breakers experience. With break dancing becoming bigger and bigger, even an Olympic sport, doctors just want to warn people of these side effects.
Source: Miami Herold