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REUTERS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nBreakdancers have been urged to avoid headspinning after a dancer who developed a cone-shaped lump on his head due to “years of extensive headspinning practice\u201d had to have it surgically removed.<\/p>\n The benign tumour, dubbed a \u201cbreakdance bulge\u201d, was more than an inch thick, according to a report published by the British Medical Journal.<\/p>\n The condition is thought to be caused by repeated friction between the scalp and the floor, combined with pressure from the dancer\u2019s body.<\/p>\n The unnamed dancer from Denmark trained five times a week \u2013 including up to seven minutes of headspinning \u2013 and had been wearing a hat to hide the bulge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He had continued spinning on his head despite developing the \u201cprotuberance\u201d over 19 years of breakdancing.<\/p>\n Over the last five years, it had grown bigger and more painful.<\/p>\n When he sought help in his thirties, medics at Copenhagen University Hospital had to rule out diseases including cancer before diagnosing a “headspin hole”.<\/p>\n The condition typically begins with hair loss but can develop into a significant lump on the head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n One of the authors of the paper, published in the journal BMJ Case Reports on Thursday, told the PA news agency: “This report does not advocate against headspinning entirely.”<\/p>\n “However, breakdancers who notice the early development of a breakdance bulge should consider reducing or avoiding headspins, as continuing may lead to further enlargement of the bulge”, said Dr Christian Baastrup Sondergaard.<\/p>\n He added: “Although this is a rare condition unique to breakdancers, the successful surgical treatment in this case demonstrates that it is a viable option for symptom relief.”<\/p>\n He added that only one prior case had been reported and encouraged further study of breakdancing injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The dancer said: “It is now possible for me to go out in public without a cap… which is, of course, a very nice feeling.” <\/p>\n He added that he had received “a lot of positive feedback”, including that his head “looks completely normal”.<\/p>\n The report notes that breakdancing <\/a>involves “a range of complex and physically demanding techniques” that render dancers “particularly prone to injuries”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\")
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