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Head-banging causes banging headache

In disturbing news for heavy metal fans, head-banging not only causes long-term head and neck pain, it can also lead to "mild traumatic brain injury", a study published in the British Medical Journal has found. Reporter Nicola Stanbridge visits a heavy metal club to discover if the advice for those head-banging - to wear a neck brace - will catch on.

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