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In this paper, head–neck boundary conditions and modeling of the head are studied circumspectly. The neck is modeled using discrete elements and the head model is three‐dimensional. In the study presented here, a viscoelastic foundation (i.e., foundation defined by both springs and dampers) concept is introduced to simulate the head–neck boundary conditions during the impact load to the head. Time...