ɐn ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃənəl stˈʌdi kəmpˈɛɹɪŋ hˈɛdbæŋɪŋ tə nˈɑːnhˈɛdbæŋɪŋ tˈiːneɪdʒɚz ɪn ɐ dˈæns mˈæɹəθˌɑːn kəŋklˈuːdᵻd ðætðɪ æktˈɪvᵻɾi ɪz ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð pˈeɪn ɪn vˈɛɹiɪŋ pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə bˈɑːdi, mˈoʊst nˈoʊɾəbli ðə nˈɛk, wˌɛɹ ɪt mˈænɪfˌɛsts æz wˈɪplæʃ.
An observational study comparing headbanging to non-headbanging teenagers in a dance marathon concluded that the activity is associated with pain in varying parts of the body, most notably the neck, where it manifests as whiplash.