Hard-core mountain biking may injure the scrotum

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And cause similar harm to women.

Mike


Hard-core mountain biking may injure the scrotum

Monday, Feb. 18, 2008; 8:27 AM

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are serious about mountain biking
may run a serious risk of injuries to the scrotum, a new study
suggests.

Researchers found that, compared with hard-core male cyclists who
stayed on paved roads, those who biked rugged terrain were more likely
to show abnormalities in ultrasound scans of the scrotum.

Fully 94 percent of the 85 mountain bikers had some form of scrotal
abnormality -- most often calcium deposits or cysts. That compared
with 48 percent of 50 on-road cyclists, the researchers report in the
Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.

It's not clear what the ultrasound abnormalities mean, including
whether they could affect mountain bikers' fertility, according to the
researchers.

"Further studies should be undertaken to determine the clinical
significance of the sonographic changes," write Dr. Michael
Mitterberger and his colleagues at the Medical University Innsbruck in
Austria.

Biking, whether in rough terrain or on paved roads, has been linked to
impotence in men, and it's thought that pressure from the bike seat
can eventually damage blood vessels and nerves. With mountain biking,
the off-road terrain makes the impact on the groin that much greater
and past research has found that male mountain bikers may have a high
prevalence of scrotal injuries.

The current study included men who biked on- or off-road for at least
two hours per day, six days a week. Despite the many miles on-road
cyclists logged, the percentage with scrotal abnormalities was
significantly less when compared with mountain bikers.

There are measures that serious mountain bikers can take to lessen the
impact from below.

One is to take frequent rests while biking. Padding in both the bike
seat and bike shorts may also help. Experts also recommend that men be
sure that the seat is raised high enough and that it sits at the
proper angle.

According to Mitterberger's team, bikes with shock absorbers and
suspension systems "are mandatory to reduce the potential risk" of
scrotal injuries. However, they add, riders also need to hone their
technical skills to lessen the chances of injury.

SOURCE: Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2008.
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"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> And cause similar harm to women.
>
> Mike
>
>



Really?

Last time I checked, women do not have a scrotum. You live in San Francisco,
so your mileage may vary ...

On Feb 19, 10:56 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <cr...@verizon.net> wrote:
> "Mike Vandeman" <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>
> news:hn2nr35bgrrnouncgbpri6srciro3bnq53@4ax.com...
>
> > And cause similar harm to women.
>
> > Mike
>
> Really?
>
> Last time I checked, women do not have a scrotum.

Neither does Mike.

"Siskuwihane" <Siskuwihane@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Feb 19, 10:56 pm, "Jeff Strickland" <cr...@verizon.net> wrote:
> "Mike Vandeman" <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>
> news:hn2nr35bgrrnouncgbpri6srciro3bnq53@4ax.com...
>
> > And cause similar harm to women.
>
> > Mike
>
> Really?
>
> Last time I checked, women do not have a scrotum.

Neither does Mike.



But the women in his neighborhood might ...

On Feb 19, 9:05 pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
[blather snipped]

So, we ought to stop doing anything that might injure the scrotum?

Like, if it could get you kicked in the nuts you should stop it?

Hint hint wink wink nudge nudge.
Socks

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:hn2nr35bgrrnouncgbpri6srciro3bnq53@4ax.com...
>> And cause similar harm to women.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>
>
>
> Really?
>
> Last time I checked, women do not have a scrotum. You live in San
> Francisco, so your mileage may vary ...

That's why they make "Terry" seats!!!

Burr

On Feb 19, 9:05 pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> And cause similar harm to women.
>
> Mike
>
> Hard-core mountain biking may injure the scrotum
>
> Monday, Feb. 18, 2008; 8:27 AM
>
> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are serious about mountain biking
> may run a serious risk of injuries to the scrotum, a new study
> suggests.
>
> Researchers found that, compared with hard-core male cyclists who
> stayed on paved roads, those who biked rugged terrain were more likely
> to show abnormalities in ultrasound scans of the scrotum.
>
> Fully 94 percent of the 85 mountain bikers had some form of scrotal
> abnormality -- most often calcium deposits or cysts. That compared
> with 48 percent of 50 on-road cyclists, the researchers report in the
> Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
>
> It's not clear what the ultrasound abnormalities mean, including
> whether they could affect mountain bikers' fertility, according to the
> researchers.
>
> "Further studies should be undertaken to determine the clinical
> significance of the sonographic changes," write Dr. Michael
> Mitterberger and his colleagues at the Medical University Innsbruck in
> Austria.
>
> Biking, whether in rough terrain or on paved roads, has been linked to
> impotence in men, and it's thought that pressure from the bike seat
> can eventually damage blood vessels and nerves. With mountain biking,
> the off-road terrain makes the impact on the groin that much greater
> and past research has found that male mountain bikers may have a high
> prevalence of scrotal injuries.
>
> The current study included men who biked on- or off-road for at least
> two hours per day, six days a week. Despite the many miles on-road
> cyclists logged, the percentage with scrotal abnormalities was
> significantly less when compared with mountain bikers.
>
> There are measures that serious mountain bikers can take to lessen the
> impact from below.
>
> One is to take frequent rests while biking. Padding in both the bike
> seat and bike shorts may also help. Experts also recommend that men be
> sure that the seat is raised high enough and that it sits at the
> proper angle.
>
> According to Mitterberger's team, bikes with shock absorbers and
> suspension systems "are mandatory to reduce the potential risk" of
> scrotal injuries. However, they add, riders also need to hone their
> technical skills to lessen the chances of injury.
>
> SOURCE: Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2008.
> --
> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
>
> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
>
> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

Thanks for sharing your concern over scrotums with us.

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:27:33 -0800 (PST), bluezfolk
<ericreh@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Feb 19, 9:05 pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>> And cause similar harm to women.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Hard-core mountain biking may injure the scrotum
>>
>> Monday, Feb. 18, 2008; 8:27 AM
>>
>> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are serious about mountain biking
>> may run a serious risk of injuries to the scrotum, a new study
>> suggests.
>>
>> Researchers found that, compared with hard-core male cyclists who
>> stayed on paved roads, those who biked rugged terrain were more likely
>> to show abnormalities in ultrasound scans of the scrotum.
>>
>> Fully 94 percent of the 85 mountain bikers had some form of scrotal
>> abnormality -- most often calcium deposits or cysts. That compared
>> with 48 percent of 50 on-road cyclists, the researchers report in the
>> Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
>>
>> It's not clear what the ultrasound abnormalities mean, including
>> whether they could affect mountain bikers' fertility, according to the
>> researchers.
>>
>> "Further studies should be undertaken to determine the clinical
>> significance of the sonographic changes," write Dr. Michael
>> Mitterberger and his colleagues at the Medical University Innsbruck in
>> Austria.
>>
>> Biking, whether in rough terrain or on paved roads, has been linked to
>> impotence in men, and it's thought that pressure from the bike seat
>> can eventually damage blood vessels and nerves. With mountain biking,
>> the off-road terrain makes the impact on the groin that much greater
>> and past research has found that male mountain bikers may have a high
>> prevalence of scrotal injuries.
>>
>> The current study included men who biked on- or off-road for at least
>> two hours per day, six days a week. Despite the many miles on-road
>> cyclists logged, the percentage with scrotal abnormalities was
>> significantly less when compared with mountain bikers.
>>
>> There are measures that serious mountain bikers can take to lessen the
>> impact from below.
>>
>> One is to take frequent rests while biking. Padding in both the bike
>> seat and bike shorts may also help. Experts also recommend that men be
>> sure that the seat is raised high enough and that it sits at the
>> proper angle.
>>
>> According to Mitterberger's team, bikes with shock absorbers and
>> suspension systems "are mandatory to reduce the potential risk" of
>> scrotal injuries. However, they add, riders also need to hone their
>> technical skills to lessen the chances of injury.
>>
>> SOURCE: Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2008.
>> --
>> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
>> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
>> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
>>
>> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
>>
>> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
>
>Thanks for sharing your concern over scrotums with us.

Yes. I know that you guys don't care about your own welfare. Only I
care.
--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

On Feb 21, 8:52 pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:27:33 -0800 (PST), bluezfolk
>
>
>
>
>
> <eric...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Feb 19, 9:05 pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> >> And cause similar harm to women.
>
> >> Mike
>
> >> Hard-core mountain biking may injure the scrotum
>
> >> Monday, Feb. 18, 2008; 8:27 AM
>
> >> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are serious about mountain biking
> >> may run a serious risk of injuries to the scrotum, a new study
> >> suggests.
>
> >> Researchers found that, compared with hard-core male cyclists who
> >> stayed on paved roads, those who biked rugged terrain were more likely
> >> to show abnormalities in ultrasound scans of the scrotum.
>
> >> Fully 94 percent of the 85 mountain bikers had some form of scrotal
> >> abnormality -- most often calcium deposits or cysts. That compared
> >> with 48 percent of 50 on-road cyclists, the researchers report in the
> >> Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
>
> >> It's not clear what the ultrasound abnormalities mean, including
> >> whether they could affect mountain bikers' fertility, according to the
> >> researchers.
>
> >> "Further studies should be undertaken to determine the clinical
> >> significance of the sonographic changes," write Dr. Michael
> >> Mitterberger and his colleagues at the Medical University Innsbruck in
> >> Austria.
>
> >> Biking, whether in rough terrain or on paved roads, has been linked to
> >> impotence in men, and it's thought that pressure from the bike seat
> >> can eventually damage blood vessels and nerves. With mountain biking,
> >> the off-road terrain makes the impact on the groin that much greater
> >> and past research has found that male mountain bikers may have a high
> >> prevalence of scrotal injuries.
>
> >> The current study included men who biked on- or off-road for at least
> >> two hours per day, six days a week. Despite the many miles on-road
> >> cyclists logged, the percentage with scrotal abnormalities was
> >> significantly less when compared with mountain bikers.
>
> >> There are measures that serious mountain bikers can take to lessen the
> >> impact from below.
>
> >> One is to take frequent rests while biking. Padding in both the bike
> >> seat and bike shorts may also help. Experts also recommend that men be
> >> sure that the seat is raised high enough and that it sits at the
> >> proper angle.
>
> >> According to Mitterberger's team, bikes with shock absorbers and
> >> suspension systems "are mandatory to reduce the potential risk" of
> >> scrotal injuries. However, they add, riders also need to hone their
> >> technical skills to lessen the chances of injury.
>
> >> SOURCE: Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2008.
> >> --
> >> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
> >> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
> >> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
>
> >> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
>
> >>http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
>
> >Thanks for sharing your concern over scrotums with us.
>
> Yes. I know that you guys don't care about your own welfare. Only I
> care.

And itching for some "hands on" treatment, no doubt.

You could spend far less time concentrating on my scrotum. I suspect you
could spend less time working on yours too.

"Siskuwihane" <Siskuwihane@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:90ed4e8f-e7cf-460b-93c7-65a5f6ee4bc8@71g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>
> >Thanks for sharing your concern over scrotums with us.
>
> Yes. I know that you guys don't care about your own welfare. Only I
> care.

And itching for some "hands on" treatment, no doubt.



Damn you, now I have that image stuck in my head.

Mike Vandeman = retard

Duh!!!


"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:27:33 -0800 (PST), bluezfolk
> <ericreh@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>On Feb 19, 9:05 pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
>>> And cause similar harm to women.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Hard-core mountain biking may injure the scrotum
>>>
>>> Monday, Feb. 18, 2008; 8:27 AM
>>>
>>> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are serious about mountain biking
>>> may run a serious risk of injuries to the scrotum, a new study
>>> suggests.
>>>
>>> Researchers found that, compared with hard-core male cyclists who
>>> stayed on paved roads, those who biked rugged terrain were more likely
>>> to show abnormalities in ultrasound scans of the scrotum.
>>>
>>> Fully 94 percent of the 85 mountain bikers had some form of scrotal
>>> abnormality -- most often calcium deposits or cysts. That compared
>>> with 48 percent of 50 on-road cyclists, the researchers report in the
>>> Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
>>>
>>> It's not clear what the ultrasound abnormalities mean, including
>>> whether they could affect mountain bikers' fertility, according to the
>>> researchers.
>>>
>>> "Further studies should be undertaken to determine the clinical
>>> significance of the sonographic changes," write Dr. Michael
>>> Mitterberger and his colleagues at the Medical University Innsbruck in
>>> Austria.
>>>
>>> Biking, whether in rough terrain or on paved roads, has been linked to
>>> impotence in men, and it's thought that pressure from the bike seat
>>> can eventually damage blood vessels and nerves. With mountain biking,
>>> the off-road terrain makes the impact on the groin that much greater
>>> and past research has found that male mountain bikers may have a high
>>> prevalence of scrotal injuries.
>>>
>>> The current study included men who biked on- or off-road for at least
>>> two hours per day, six days a week. Despite the many miles on-road
>>> cyclists logged, the percentage with scrotal abnormalities was
>>> significantly less when compared with mountain bikers.
>>>
>>> There are measures that serious mountain bikers can take to lessen the
>>> impact from below.
>>>
>>> One is to take frequent rests while biking. Padding in both the bike
>>> seat and bike shorts may also help. Experts also recommend that men be
>>> sure that the seat is raised high enough and that it sits at the
>>> proper angle.
>>>
>>> According to Mitterberger's team, bikes with shock absorbers and
>>> suspension systems "are mandatory to reduce the potential risk" of
>>> scrotal injuries. However, they add, riders also need to hone their
>>> technical skills to lessen the chances of injury.
>>>
>>> SOURCE: Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2008.
>>> --
>>> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
>>> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
>>> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
>>>
>>> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
>>> fond of!
>>>
>>> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande
>>
>>Thanks for sharing your concern over scrotums with us.
>
> Yes. I know that you guys don't care about your own welfare. Only I
> care.
> --
> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
>
> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
> fond of!
>
> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

* Mike Vandeman <mjvande@pacbell.net>:
> Yes. I know that you guys don't care about your own welfare. Only I
> care.

Actually apparently you care about our scrotums. Very interesting,
troubling but interesting. Says a lot about you mike.

Jason

On Feb 19, 6:05 pm, Mike Vandeman <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote:
> And cause similar harm to women.
>
> Mike
>
> Hard-core mountain biking may injure the scrotum
>
> Monday, Feb. 18, 2008; 8:27 AM
>
> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who are serious about mountain biking
> may run a serious risk of injuries to the scrotum, a new study
> suggests.
>
> Researchers found that, compared with hard-core male cyclists who
> stayed on paved roads, those who biked rugged terrain were more likely
> to show abnormalities in ultrasound scans of the scrotum.
>
> Fully 94 percent of the 85 mountain bikers had some form of scrotal
> abnormality -- most often calcium deposits or cysts. That compared
> with 48 percent of 50 on-road cyclists, the researchers report in the
> Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.
>
> It's not clear what the ultrasound abnormalities mean, including
> whether they could affect mountain bikers' fertility, according to the
> researchers.
>
> "Further studies should be undertaken to determine the clinical
> significance of the sonographic changes," write Dr. Michael
> Mitterberger and his colleagues at the Medical University Innsbruck in
> Austria.
>
> Biking, whether in rough terrain or on paved roads, has been linked to
> impotence in men, and it's thought that pressure from the bike seat
> can eventually damage blood vessels and nerves. With mountain biking,
> the off-road terrain makes the impact on the groin that much greater
> and past research has found that male mountain bikers may have a high
> prevalence of scrotal injuries.
>
> The current study included men who biked on- or off-road for at least
> two hours per day, six days a week. Despite the many miles on-road
> cyclists logged, the percentage with scrotal abnormalities was
> significantly less when compared with mountain bikers.
>
> There are measures that serious mountain bikers can take to lessen the
> impact from below.
>
> One is to take frequent rests while biking. Padding in both the bike
> seat and bike shorts may also help. Experts also recommend that men be
> sure that the seat is raised high enough and that it sits at the
> proper angle.
>
> According to Mitterberger's team, bikes with shock absorbers and
> suspension systems "are mandatory to reduce the potential risk" of
> scrotal injuries. However, they add, riders also need to hone their
> technical skills to lessen the chances of injury.
>
> SOURCE: Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, January 2008.
> --
> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
> humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
> years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)
>
> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!
>
> http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

This statement "Experts also recommend that men be
sure that the seat is raised high enough and that it sits at the
proper angle. " makes me question the entire study. Seat angle isn't
determined height.