If you are one of those who love getting a relaxing and refreshing hair wash at the salon regularly, then your risk of having a heart stroke could be high. Yes, according to a study published in the May 2025 edition of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine this is true. The study examined 22 studies that analysed 54 cases of "beauty parlor stroke syndrome" across five decades, and determined that the cause of this was the Beauty parlor stroke syndrome (BPSS).

A beauty parlor stroke syndrome is the hyperextension that occurs when you tilt your head over the shampoo bowl in a salon. This causes the vertebral arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain, to compress or tear. In rare cases, this can become the cause of a heart stroke. Along with a stroke, the syndrome can lead

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