Protect your brain and spine
If you can't avoid a collision with the boards, always keep your head up and don't duck. With the head up the spine has more shock-absorbing ability. When it's down there is more risk of damage to the spinal cord.
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If you can't avoid a collision with the boards, always keep your head up and don't duck. With the head up the spine has more shock-absorbing ability. When it's down there is more risk of damage to the spinal cord.