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UBC study shows ‘alarming’ number of spinal cord injuries from mountain biking

By  Abby Luciano, North Shore News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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 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.

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