Originally Posted by
njkayaker
Useless story. It's possible that the helmet would have reduce the force/load on your neck. It's hard to say that a helmet would have made it worse (which is the kind of story rydabent is looking for). That is, you might have been better off (and not needed to wait "a few weeks <before you> could hardly turn <your> head".
How would a helmet even theoretically help with a neck injury?