Category Archives: Cases – Athletic, Sports & Medicine

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Electric Unicycles – Motorized Monowheels on the BIKE Paths?!!?

Electric unicycles? You heard that right. Otherwise referred to as monowheels, these self-balancing, motorized unicycles are the new rage. Now you may be thinking, I know what segways are. I’ve seen hoverboards and the one-wheeled skateboard. This “monowheel” is unlike those. Why? First of all, the monowheel has no steering/physical handle to grab onto. All…

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What Happens if I Get Hit by an E-Bike on Virginia’s Washington and Old Dominion Trail?

Recently, while on Labor Day Weekend rides with the Reston Bike Club on Saturday and the infamous “Fools” on Monday, Doug Landau noticed an increasing number of E-Bikes, assisted bikes, and other 2 and 3-wheeled transportation that was not seen 10 years ago, on the very popular Washington & Old Dominion Trail. This particular “rails…

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Warn people, inform people, protect people – so they don’t get “punch drunk,” concussions & CTE

Just as was the case with disease caused by asbestos exposure, the medical community has long known that repeated concussions, even minor ones, can result in long term brain damage. Even before the 1900s, there was evidence that boxers and footballers were sustaining head injuries that could have lifelong effects. According to this week’s excellent article in…

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