Canada. High speed, vertical path of extreme terrain and the length may make the exercise bike mountain biker mountain aka more risky than football, diving or cheerleading. More mountain bike riders at risk of spinal disorders. These findings warn that using two-wheel vehicle on a dangerous path that is very risky in the spine. One of the six cases considered serious enough to cause severe paralysis.
"People need to know that mountain biking activities they choose to have unique and specific risks," said Dr. Marcel Dvorak, from the University of British Columbia in Canada, as reported from Health24, Tuesday (06/08/2010). Previous research has explained about the various injuries suffered by mountain bike riders. But nobody ever evaluate the specific risk of spinal injuries in mountain bikers. Patients average age was 33 years old, out of whom only two riders who do it for recreational purposes. These findings have been reported in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
The research team could not calculate the risk of injury to the spine of the mountain bikers. But the researchers speculate that during the study period 13 years, showed an annual rate of 500,000 events in British Columbia. Amounting to four percent of patients had spinal cord injuries. Two-thirds of the mountain bikers require surgery. Even 40 percent of the worst injuries, ie spinal cord injury. And of that number, more than 40 percent of total paralysis. "Broken wrists and face is the most common. But more severe spinal cord injury, with long-term consequences of a deeper," Dvorak added.
According to him, most cyclists suffered injuries due to losing control of bicycle handlebars or precipitous fall from the heights of the GCC. Of the two cases, often resulting in serious impacts that trigger the head trauma in the neck and spine.
Surprisingly, researchers found no association between wearing helmets and injury severity experienced bikers. "Helmets can prevent injury to the head, but it can not protect your neck," said Dvorak. Moreover, this unique exercise conducted in the field is really difficult to reach by medical personnel, such as in the jungle or remote mountain areas. Consequently when the accident occurred, an ambulance or even helicopter would be difficult to access areas that require a long time to be able to help these bikers.
"People need to know that mountain biking activities they choose to have unique and specific risks," said Dr. Marcel Dvorak, from the University of British Columbia in Canada, as reported from Health24, Tuesday (06/08/2010). Previous research has explained about the various injuries suffered by mountain bike riders. But nobody ever evaluate the specific risk of spinal injuries in mountain bikers. Patients average age was 33 years old, out of whom only two riders who do it for recreational purposes. These findings have been reported in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
The research team could not calculate the risk of injury to the spine of the mountain bikers. But the researchers speculate that during the study period 13 years, showed an annual rate of 500,000 events in British Columbia. Amounting to four percent of patients had spinal cord injuries. Two-thirds of the mountain bikers require surgery. Even 40 percent of the worst injuries, ie spinal cord injury. And of that number, more than 40 percent of total paralysis. "Broken wrists and face is the most common. But more severe spinal cord injury, with long-term consequences of a deeper," Dvorak added.
According to him, most cyclists suffered injuries due to losing control of bicycle handlebars or precipitous fall from the heights of the GCC. Of the two cases, often resulting in serious impacts that trigger the head trauma in the neck and spine.
Surprisingly, researchers found no association between wearing helmets and injury severity experienced bikers. "Helmets can prevent injury to the head, but it can not protect your neck," said Dvorak. Moreover, this unique exercise conducted in the field is really difficult to reach by medical personnel, such as in the jungle or remote mountain areas. Consequently when the accident occurred, an ambulance or even helicopter would be difficult to access areas that require a long time to be able to help these bikers.
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