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A new UBC study has found mountain bikers in B.C. suffer a very high number of life-altering spinal cord injuries. Grace Ke reports. – Nov 18, 2024 ...

As the ski season kicks off, new research from UBC is shedding light on the number of spinal cord injuries that British Columbians are getting from high-risk sports. Dr. Brian Kwon, who leads the ...

Spinal cord injuries often lead to permanent and life-altering paralysis, the study says. Researchers found 93 per cent of those injured were young, healthy men, with an average age of 35.

Researchers found 58 people in B.C. sustained a spinal cord injury while mountain biking between 2008 and 2022. There were only three such injuries from ice hockey in the same 14-year period.

Not everyone with a spinal cord injury is keen to receive implant technology, either, Fehlings said, although he added it is possible the Swiss implant could help Ruffolo's motor recovery.

A new report from the University of British Columbia suggests there is an “alarming” number of people getting spinal cord injuries while mountain biking. Researchers found 58 people in B.C. sustained ...

Researchers found 58 people in B.C. sustained a spinal cord injury while mountain biking between 2008 and 2022. There were only three such injuries from ice hockey in the same 14-year period.