While summer is the time to dive into warm-weather activities like swimming, it’s also the time for a little extra precaution in order to guarantee an injury-free season. Nearly 12,000 new spinal cord injuries occur every year in the United States, according to the American Spinal Injury Association. And about 1,000 of those injuries are caused by diving accidents. Approximately 79 percent of spinal cord injuries occur among males. The spinal cord is made of soft tissue surrounded by bones … [Read more...] about Diving Into Summer