This time, last year 17-year-old gymnast Brijesh Yadav was preparing for the national school championship in Agra. He won silver. This year, while preparing for gold. he broke his missed a step while completing an element called “Double front” and landed on his neck.
What does the body go through when the upper spine snaps?
Pain so severe that it instantly paralyzes the limbs,breathing gets laborious and the heart rate slows down to a dangerous level, says Dr Ankush Garg at Gurgaon’s Paras Hospital. The senior spine surgeon says 60 to 70% such patients die on the spot or on the way to the hospital.