Breakdancers told too many headspins could give them a ‘cone-head’

Headspins were already known to cause hair loss. Photograph: Boonchai Wedmakawand/Getty Images

Going breakdancing today? If so, maybe go easy on the headspins. Unless you want to end up with a “cone-head”, that is.

Breakdancing’s extreme physical demands mean it is known to involve a high risk of injury: everything from hair loss to sprains and damage to almost every part of the anatomy.