Im Starting to Ride Bycicle Again
Every at present and and so I must relearn the lesson that doctors aren't necessarily scientists.
This is from The Huffington Post: "Cycling Injuries: A New Epidemic?"
I have treated hundreds of [facial] injuries. Facial fractures may upshot from whatever meaning blunt trauma — motor vehicle accidents, physical altercations, sports injuries.
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In the last year I have witnessed a new injury demographic, amounting to almost an epidemic: bicyclists over the historic period of 50.
Shut up.
Need I continue?
Alright, simply I'1000 annoyed.
The author of that slice is Michael Yaremchuk, Yard.D., Chief of Craniofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Plain, if you become your face smashed in Massachusetts, he's the guy you want to see. I'm sure he's an awesome surgeon.
But imagine that you're a doctor working in a hospital ER, and you began to detect that yous are seeing an increase people who have choked on apples.
Apples are 1 of the five healthiest foods in the earth. Simply, you lot've noticed, lately a whole agglomeration of apple tree eaters seem to be taking huge bites and not taking the time to chew 20 times. Instead they precipitously eat that oversize apple bite, and outset suffocating. Adjacent thing they know, they're on a gurney looking at yous, the ER doctor.
Would you call that an epidemic? Would y'all think that apples are something to worry well-nigh? Would you audio the alarm against ever eating apples again? You might if you were Michael Yaremchuk, M.D.
Or would yous say, Wow! People are eating a lot of apples. That'due south really expert news! Those older folks with no teeth might want to think about sugar-gratuitous applesauce, but all in all, Get apple eaters!
My daily ascertainment tells me that bicyclists (young and old) while slowing motor vehicle traffic on Democracy Avenue rarely end for red lights or finish signs, oftentimes ride outside of the bike lane and oft ride on the wrong side of the street.
Ah! So at present nosotros know what this is nigh. This is taking anecdotal data–"my daily ascertainment"–on a novel phenomenon, a cultural alter, and cartoon a self-serving recommendation: Get all of those cyclists off of my roads!
How many craniofacial injuries from automobile accidents does Yaremchuk meet per twelvemonth?
(Related question: In this recent spate of injuries reported by the medico, how many are the consequence of cyclists' encounters with cars?)
I'd venture that every increase in cycling injuries is more than offset by a decrease in motorcar injuries, high claret pressure, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease, and diabetes.
But who'due south contrasting those wellness issues to the data on the benefits of cycling? Those health bug are normal.
"While existence unsafe," he says, matter-of-factly…
…city bike riding also has a limited exercise benefit. If you counterbalance 150 lbs and walk two miles to work at iv miles/hour y'all volition burn 150 calories. If yous ride your wheel that distance at 10 miles/60 minutes, you will only fire 75 calories.
If yous are over 50, think twice before you get on a bicycle, especially if y'all programme on riding in busy traffic. The benefits but don't outweigh the potential consequences.
On ChicagoNow, Brent Cohrs has a good response to Yaremchuk's column:
I ride with a lot of people over 50. They may not be able to beat a 10 year-old at Wii, but they tin can maneuver effectually broken glass, contrivance a distracted pedestrian, and avoid an opening motorcar door in a nanosecond. They also have healthier hearts, stronger legs, and greater flexibility than the majority of couch potatoes their age. Bicycling is non the aforementioned equally using a piece of cardio equipment in the gym. Cycling sharpens the listen while it works the body. Why would a medico want to discourage this?
Why indeed.
Source: https://www.campfirecycling.com/blog/2011/08/17/cycling-over-50-the-benefits-just-dont-outweigh-the-potential-consequences
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