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Re:Spinal cord injuries from mountain biking exceed hockey, ... by gosub100 on Wednesday January 08, 2025 @12:34PM (#42636502)
I'm not a doctor, but I think most spinal injuries are caused by impact or compression from the axis of the spine (from one vertebrae to another). Not puncture injuries perpendicular to the torso.
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Re:Spinal cord injuries from mountain biking exceed hockey, ... by diggan on Thursday January 09, 2025 @08:57AM (#42645527)
> but I think most spinal injuries are caused by impact or compression from the axis of the spine

Yeah, that makes sense. I was thinking something that when expanded, would protect the bottom somehow + the top (maybe helmet is connected to this imaginary "spine protector"), so compressions would be really difficult on that axis.

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