Elderly people are most at risk
from minor trauma that results in serious spinal cord injury because of
preexisting degenerative vertebral disorders. Males are more prone to spinal
cord injuries than females but not as a result of preexisting disorder. This
may be related to an increased involvement in contact sports or a propensity to
participate in high risk activities. Neither females nor infants are at any
particular risk for spinal cord injuries.
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why an athlete would need to be concerned about twitches or contractions is because, whenever they perform, and such thing happens, it will most likely distract the athlete, and cause the athlete doing his/her performance to not be as good, and may lead to failure, for example, when someone is running very fast for a sprinting race, and he has a contraction in his leg it will cause him to react by showing signs of pain by slowing down or even tripping and falling, causing him to lose the race.
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