The risks of being upside down

Have you heard about David Blaine? He was not only the talk of the town in the West side but he is also famous all over the world because of his recent incredible stunt. He has just finished his three days up side down stunt to make him known again in Guinness Book of Records. But there are various rumors and news about his incredible stunts, regarding the bad effects on his health. Putting yourself up side down according to Dr. Paul Ford who was known a lecturer in exercise physiology at the University of East London could be risky since the “heart is supported by the effect of gravity”.

When you do the up side down trick, your blood will possibly pooling in the head and lungs which will be the cause of risky problems. In fact, the risk that you can get in lungs is a pulmonary oedema. Another thing, according to Prof. Grossman you may have a stroke if your blood pressure is too high which will possibly lead to early death. And because of this, Blaine never let himself hanging up side down the whole 60 hours. In fact, in every once an hour he had to come down for his medical check up. Being in the stunt of up side down is never advisable to anybody due to its high risks effect. Furthermore, his stunt is no joke which is not advisable for anybody of both young and old.