Cyclespine

P    Preserve

I     by Improving

N    Nervous System

E    Education

Two men have bicycled across Canada to support people with spinal cord injuries. They have travelled over 6600 km from Vancouver to Halifax in 6 weeks.  We have stopped in many communities from the west coast to the east coast of Canada promoting awareness and prevention.

SpineRide Canada was started on June 30th, 2008 at Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C.

What is Spinal Cord Injury?

Your spinal cord extends from the base of your brain, all the way down your neck and the middle of your back to your waist. The spinal cord is filled with nerves that carry messages (called impulses) back and forth from all parts of your body to your brain.

A spinal cord injury, SCI, occurs when a traumatic injury to the neck or back causes so much damage to the spinal cord that some nerves can no longer send messages to the brain. Spinal cord injury may affect a person’s ability to use their arms, legs, and other parts of their body.

Motor vehicle accidents (54%) and falls (18%) account for most spinal cord injury cases. Other causes include sports and recreation activities .

There are approximately 38,000 Canadians with spinal cord injury and over 1,050 new injuries each year. More than half of the people who sustain SCIs are 15 to 29 years old.

Be Smart

Not many people believe they can become a statistic of spinal cord injury; however, it happens every day. It is important to know that spinal cord injury can happen to anyone at anytime.

SpineRide Canada blog http://cyclespine.com/cyclespineblog/index.html

To Donate or contact us click this link: http://cyclespine.com/contact_us