http://www.lifescript.com/health/centers/stroke/articles/one_flip_of_her_head_led_to_symptoms_of_stroke.aspx
Claudia Mason during Kirsty Hume
Hosts Custom-Designed Perfume Party at Chateau Marmont in West
Hollywood, California, United States.
(Photo by Amy Graves/WireImage)
S
trokes aren’t
exclusive to the elderly. Supermodel Claudia Mason had one at age 38
after a freak dance injury. Now she wants everyone to know if they’re at
risk, the symptoms of stroke and the need for immediate action...
Claudia Mason never thought a
simple dance move – one she’d done countless times before – could
trigger a stroke.
“I always thought strokes were something only senior citizens with heart disease had,” says the now 44-year-old supermodel, who has appeared on the covers of Vogue, W and Elle. “I never thought something like this could happen to a healthy younger adult in a dance class.
“Throwing my head around is a typical and common move in jazz dance,” says Mason, who was trained in ballet, jazz and modern dance. “I just flipped my head around in dance class.”
So when she felt pain in her neck that radiated throughout her body after class, she dismissed it.
“I always thought strokes were something only senior citizens with heart disease had,” says the now 44-year-old supermodel, who has appeared on the covers of Vogue, W and Elle. “I never thought something like this could happen to a healthy younger adult in a dance class.
“Throwing my head around is a typical and common move in jazz dance,” says Mason, who was trained in ballet, jazz and modern dance. “I just flipped my head around in dance class.”
So when she felt pain in her neck that radiated throughout her body after class, she dismissed it.
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