Oops, Never Wrong Skip in Swimming Pool

Michigan, Swimming is a fun sport. I was so anxious to throw themselves in the water, many people immediately jump into the pool by throwing his body. This position can be dangerous because it could trigger a spinal injury.

The pressure at the surface of the pond is enough to cause injury. If you dive with the agency prior spinal cord injury will be targeted.

We recommend that if you want to jump into a swimming pool make sure your feet touching the water in advance, especially if the water is shallow or depth is not known.

Recommendation was submitted to the researchers from the University of Michigan who also noted that the accident in the pool has led to 6,000 children in the United States in the hospital each year. About 20 percent of them end up with spinal cord injury.

Quoted from HealthDay, Sunday (5/30/2010), a video public service messages about it to be shown at all theaters in Michigan this summer. Josh Weber (32 years), Michigan residents who suffered spinal cord injury testifies role in the video.

"Imagine yourself will never be able to stand from a chair. Imagine yourself not able to get up early and could not get out of bed. Your life can change in just a blink of an eye. Open your eyes and understand that our lives are so fragile," Weber message which is one of the victims either jump in the pool in his testimony to that.

Not all injuries caused by hitting the bottom of the pool. According to experts, the University of Michigan neurosurgeon, Dr.. Shawn Hervey Jumper, the pressure at the surface of the pond is enough to cause injury.

"Our neurosurgery team discovered how easy such an injury occurs. We can treat it with the most advanced technology, but the best thing you can do is prevent it from happening," said Karin Muraszko, chief of neurosurgery centers in the Unversity of Michigan.

Spinal nerve injury or spinal cord injury (SCI) is usually triggered by trauma, such as traffic accidents or abuse. Can also be triggered by illness, such as tumors or viral attacks.

A person who suffered spinal nerve injury generally is paralyzed, and lose some ability to receive excitatory nerves. Depending on the severity of injury sustained.