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Author: | Goat [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:57 pm ] |
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http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/health ... 01611.html Quote: PARIS (AFP) - WARNING: Headbanging to Metallica, Motorhead or Megadeth could be hazardous to your health.
So concludes the first-ever study, published Thursday, of the fin-de-siecle dance style in which afficionados of heavy metal jerk their heads up and down to a fast and furious beat. Declan Patton and Andrew McIntosh at the School for Risk and Safety Sciences at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, attended hard rock and heavy metal concerts to observe headbanging techniques. They then worked up a biomechanical analysis, culminating in a "theoretical headbanging model." In their offbeat study, published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the pair say that thrashing about like an electro-shocked rabbit may cause similar effects to whiplash. A typical death-metal rhythm of 146 beats-per-minute or faster, combined with head-banging arcs of at least 45 degrees, is "predicted to cause mild head and neck injury," they say. With faster tempos and a wider arcs, "there are definite risks of mild traumatic brain injury." Anecdotal evidence also points to the potential health hazards of thrash rock, the paper says. "In 2005, doctors believed that Terry Balsamo, the guitarist from the band Evanescence, experienced a stroke from head banging," it notes. So what can be done? Metal fans could wear a neck brace while headbanging -- or stick to listening to Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Enya and Richard Clayderman, joke Patton and McIntosh. To teens who still prefer Ultra Vomit to easy listening, the paper offers a practical example of what to avoid. It applies the "theoretical headbanging model" to cartoon wunderkinder Beavis and Butt-head, dancing to The Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated" at 164 beats per minute. The range of motion of Beavis' head is about 45 degrees, which is below the injury threshold. For Butt-head, though, the prospects are not so great. He headbangs with a range of motion of about 75 degrees, with the risk of "level one" head injuries -- headaches and dizziness. Jens Kidman has the answer. |
Author: | rio [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:04 pm ] |
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Yet more reasons that Beavis is a role model... |
Author: | traptunderice [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:17 pm ] |
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I guess I need to invest in a neck brace. |
Author: | noodles [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:47 pm ] |
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yeah after i saw Dismember my neck felt fucked for like a week. TOO MUCH AWESOME IN ONE HOUR FOR IT. |
Author: | showmaster [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:02 pm ] |
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Blah.... idiotic ; soon because of stupidity like that we should all live under a glass bell. |
Author: | Caligula_K [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:10 pm ] |
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Did anyone actually think that headbanging is good for you? |
Author: | MetalStorm [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:31 pm ] |
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In other news scientists have concluded that nodding yes is harmful to your health. |
Author: | Thomas [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:38 pm ] |
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Brahm_K wrote: Did anyone actually think that headbanging is good for you?
My thoughts exactly.. Of course banging your head at higih speed will wreck your neck and pull muscles and whatnot. Especially without warming up. Which would be hilarious btw:P |
Author: | Skeksis [ Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:39 am ] |
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I headbang for like, 5 minutes and my neck'll feel fucked for the rest of the day. Good thing Beavis shows me how to do it properly ![]() |
Author: | Emmerder [ Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:00 am ] |
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Yeah... my friends know that when I'm holding my head up straight with my hands that I was at a concert last night. |
Author: | MetalheadNorm [ Fri May 22, 2009 10:49 pm ] |
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It's obvious that these guys just don't like Metal. |
Author: | Azrael [ Fri May 22, 2009 10:56 pm ] |
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and i could swear that this has been thoroughly studied before. just the kind of research that makes academia so useful to society. |
Author: | stevelovesmoonspell [ Sun May 24, 2009 9:53 pm ] |
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Azrael wrote: and i could swear that this has been thoroughly studied before.
just the kind of research that makes academia so useful to society. haha thats true, its really a no brainer when your back is hunched and your abusing your trapezius and other muscles around your neck and back to the music. It doesn't take college funded research to prove that, the best antidote is to do it to only the bands/songs you love. |
Author: | stevelovesmoonspell [ Sun May 24, 2009 9:57 pm ] |
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Metal fans could wear a neck brace while headbanging -- or stick to listening to Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Enya and Richard Clayderman, joke Patton and McIntosh. " hahaha |
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