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Can jumping and landing on heels/straight leg cause a concussion from vibrations? or running and then slamming heel to stop abruptly (head whiplash)?
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Technically yes BUT: Just because something is possible doesn't mean probable! Certainly if someone jumped from a high enough distance, the landing force could cause injury, but a lot of parachutists who land at 20 to 30 miles per hour do just fine, without injury. Acrobats do leaps and twists without injury. So, typically in normal running and jumping, the body can accommodate and protect us.
Answered 3/2/2016
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