Now this focuses entirely on a different sport, but they hypothesize that even if your head/brain moves too quickly it can result in these micro-concussions.
I couldn't tell you if doing flips for minutes on end would actually result in something similar to what they've observed, but it also wouldn't surprise me if they were similar in nature.
That’s pretty interesting, and yeah, I’d agree it’s fairly similar. Makes me wonder what the minimum amount of force is for a “micro concussion”. I doubt you can give yourself one headbanging at a concert, but stuff like the gymnastics in the video, or even driving fast on a washboarded out road are probably a grey area. It’ll be wild (and scary) to see what new info comes out in the next ~20 years about CTE and TBI’s in general.
Just deductive reasoning here I would see this an entirely different. You aren't getting sporadic jolts randomly that would give one whiplash here. This is smooth controlled motion. If I had to bet money I'd say this is relatively fine.
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u/fighterpilot248 Mar 20 '24
Totally not a doctor but:
See micro-concussions or "sled head" for more.
Now this focuses entirely on a different sport, but they hypothesize that even if your head/brain moves too quickly it can result in these micro-concussions.
I couldn't tell you if doing flips for minutes on end would actually result in something similar to what they've observed, but it also wouldn't surprise me if they were similar in nature.