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How can you break your neck falling backwards while sitting on a chair or is that just something mothers tell you?
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Not a wive's tale: Depending upon how you land and the predisposition of your spine it is certainly possible to fracture your neck skull or even mid back. It doesn't happen often but is not unheard of.
Answered 4/26/2015
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