false messiah
2008-12-21, 12:57
British Medical Journal har en mycket vetenskaplig artikel om de medicinska riskerna med headbangande i sitt decembernummer:
Head and neck injury risks in heavy metal: head bangers stuck between rock and a hard bass (http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/dec17_2/a2825)
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the risks of mild traumatic brain injury and neck injury associated with head banging, a popular dance form accompanying heavy metal music.
Design: Observational studies, focus group, and biomechanical analysis.
Results: An average head banging song has a tempo of about 146 beats per minute, which is predicted to cause mild head injury when the range of motion is greater than 75°. At higher tempos and greater ranges of motion there is a risk of neck injury.
En del fantastiska citat: "opportunities are present to control this risk—for example, encouraging bands such as AC/DC to play songs like "Moon River" as a substitute for "Highway to Hell"; public awareness campaigns with influential and youth focused musicians, such as Sir Cliff Richard; labelling of music packaging with anti-head banging warnings, like the strategies used with cigarettes; training; and personal protective equipment."
(en kortare sammanfattning finns här (http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/12/between_a_rock_and_a.html).)
Head and neck injury risks in heavy metal: head bangers stuck between rock and a hard bass (http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/337/dec17_2/a2825)
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the risks of mild traumatic brain injury and neck injury associated with head banging, a popular dance form accompanying heavy metal music.
Design: Observational studies, focus group, and biomechanical analysis.
Results: An average head banging song has a tempo of about 146 beats per minute, which is predicted to cause mild head injury when the range of motion is greater than 75°. At higher tempos and greater ranges of motion there is a risk of neck injury.
En del fantastiska citat: "opportunities are present to control this risk—for example, encouraging bands such as AC/DC to play songs like "Moon River" as a substitute for "Highway to Hell"; public awareness campaigns with influential and youth focused musicians, such as Sir Cliff Richard; labelling of music packaging with anti-head banging warnings, like the strategies used with cigarettes; training; and personal protective equipment."
(en kortare sammanfattning finns här (http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/12/between_a_rock_and_a.html).)