MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bicycling'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750022&cid=t_105194_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fun-eco-friendly-transportation-colorado-town-bans-bicycles%2F photo: Thinkstock Most of the U.S. seems to be moving in the right direction (slowly but surely) as far as eco-friendly transportation goes. Cities are creating Bike-to-Work events and using hybrid buses and taxis. But Black Hawk, Colorado, just took a big step in the opposite direction by banning bike riding. WTF? The town relies heavily on casinos for revenue, and vans containing gamblers drive through the town’s narrow, shoulder-less streets. A Colorado law requires cars to leave three feet of room while passing cyclists, which would mean they’d have to swerve into oncoming traffic. While it doesn’t seem safe for bicyclists to ride on a road with no shoulders alongside buses and trucks, no related accidents have been reported. But lawmakers appear to be acting out of i... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750022 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:47:09 +0100 3750022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3740568&cid=t_105194_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fminimalist-living-could-you-live-like-this%2F photo via Treehugger It’d be handy to tote around all your belongings wherever you went, but could you downsize everything you own to fit into this small canvas tent? That’s what Lehman B, a self-proclaimed “do-tank,” has done with his miniature camper called Supertramp. His home is attached to a bike, so he can change locations, and it includes a bed and a wood-burning stove. Ignoring the obvious fire hazard, would you be able to live like this? Let us know by taking our poll, below. #MicroPollDiv_264943 { width: 250px; margin: 0px auto; } via Treehugger Post from: BlissTree Minimalist Living: Could You Live Like This? (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3740568 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:03:23 +0100 3740568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3625464&cid=t_105194_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwine-country-photo-of-the-day%2F On our lists of places we’d love to visit, wine country is definitely near the top. Imagine riding a bicycle through the hills of Napa Valley before having a glass of wine, all while gazing at this beautiful view: Photo from National Geographic Post from: BlissTree Napa Valley Wine Country: Photo of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3625464 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:30:10 +0100 3625464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2981105&cid=t_105194_101_f&fid=38977&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portable-essentials.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fcommitment.html I've made a commitment to a few things...1. To continue losing weight via exercise (mountain biking primarily, but also at the gym), and food control. BTW, I am now down 45 pounds from my all-time high weight of 280. By the first race, I want to be a lot closer to 200 than I am now (235). Hopefully less than 200.2. To actually COMPETE in 3 mountain bike races this spring. This should keep me on track with #1.3. To make damn sure my asthma stays under control as much as possible, so I can get #1 and #2 accomplished.4. To get my living room and my laundry under control tonight and tomorrow. Its driving me nuts.5. To get my paramedic back.So, there. I've put it out for the world to see. I plan on posting regular updates on #1-3, including that lovely weight tracker up at the top of this page.... Back of the Medic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2981105 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:07:00 +0100 2981105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842556&cid=t_105194_101_f&fid=38977&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portable-essentials.com%2F2009%2F09%2Ffinally-back-on-bike.html Its been since July 19. That was the last day I rode my bike, until today. July 21rst marked the day I had surgery to repair the damage I caused when I fell on May 5th. Until I woke up from the anesthetic, I was working off the idea that I would take about 3-4 weeks off my bike. It was the next day that I realized the surgery was much more involved than I (and even the surgeon) thought it would be. Rehab started two days after surgery, when I began to do quad sets and isometrics.Reality still didn't really hit until I had to have the surgical drain placed. That was 2.5 weeks after the surgery. Then the infection that set my recovery back a few steps. And finally getting the drain removed. Once the drain came out, it was finally safe to get to the gym and ride the recumbent stationary bike.... Back of the Medic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842556 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:57:00 +0100 2842556 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788891&cid=t_105194_101_f&fid=38977&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portable-essentials.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fsurgery.html Yep. (Warning, what follows is a bit graphic)Last week, I sent an email to my orthopedist, 'fessing up that I had aspirated fluid that was accumulating outside my knee. Did it by what is called needle aspiration (syringe and needle), following good aseptic technique each time. Not once, or twice, but three times. But, doing this is essentially playing russian roulette, risking infection each time. And the problem wasn't going away. In fact, when I was on my bike, it got worse (presumably due to pedaling). So, we chatted back and forth by email, and he let me know that the only way to fix this permanently at this point is surgery. Not on the inside of my knee, folk. On the outside.What has happened is that a pocket developed, probably due to a shearing force when I hit the ground that tore ... Back of the Medic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788891 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:20:00 +0100 2788891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788893&cid=t_105194_101_f&fid=38977&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portable-essentials.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fback-on-bike.html Today, I got back on my bike. This is the first time since the crash on May 5th that I have ridden. I missed it so much! I didn't get to just ride. I was actually working EMS at a race in Folsom tonight, the Running of the Bullipedes. So, I loaded up the panniers with the EMS gear (An AED, diagnostic tools, cervical collars, airway management items, wound care, splints, slings, water, and more... Yeah, it all fits!), hooked them on the rack (which I had to re-install last night), strapped the oxygen tank onto the top of the rack, put on my NEW helmet (Yes, I did retire my old one after the crash), and followed the racers on the mini-marathon (1 mile) through historic Folsom. I stayed behind the racers for most of it, talking with one of the Folsom PD motorcycle officers that was also follo... Back of the Medic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788893 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:19:00 +0100 2788893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405975&cid=t_105194_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F05%2F14%2Fhusbands-love-for-wife-inspires-a-9000-mile-bike-trek-to-raise-money-for-ovarian-cancer-awareness-cancer-prevention%2F On May 15, 2009, Craig Broeder Ph.D., FACSM, FNAASO will embark upon a 100-day bike trek that will take him to 32 U.S. cities as part of  a 9,000 mile circumnavigation of the U.S.  Since July 2008, Craig has been planning this trip to honor his wife, Kay, in her 20th year of surviving clear [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405975 Thu, 14 May 2009 23:13:35 +0100 2405975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1658130&cid=t_105194_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fno-more-training-wheels.html Sweet Pea is 6 now. Last year she briefly expressed the wish to take her training wheels off of her bicycle, so we tried it. It didn't work out so well (despite putting extra knee, wrist, and elbow pads on her, lot's of encouragement, etc.), so we put them back on.This year she decided that she wanted to try again. So about 6 weeks ago I lowered her seat all the way down, and helped her glide down the incline on the cul-de-sac next to our home, with her feet out to the sides to keep her balance/keep her from falling. We did that for two weeks, then I bribed her to put her feet up on the pedals while I started her off and had her glide down the incline.Well, one thing's led to another, and after two trips to a local parking lot with an ever so slight incline to it, I can say that those trai... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1658130 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:56:00 +0100 1658130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830938&cid=t_105194_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F30%2Fbicycling-to-bring-a-cure-closer%2F Filed under: Type 1, Childhood, Research, Fundraisers, Opinion, Blogs, Allie Beatty, Support, PersonalitiesIn two weeks, Bernard Farrell will be riding in the Bike the Miles annual fundraiser to support Dr. Faustman's research to cure Type 1 diabetes. His participation is especially intrinsic because it is one day away from his 35th anniversary of becoming a Type 1 diabetic. Bernard plans to raise $10,000 for Dr. Faustman's research. Last year he raised $7,500. The entire event raised a whopping $301,000! All of this funding is going toward the human trials to cure Type 1 diabetes. After discovering that the insulin-producing islet cells of the pancreas are capable of regeneration, Dr. Faustman now needs to test her treatment, already known to be safe in humans, to see if the effects are a... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830938 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 830938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=579291&cid=t_105194_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fjust-nice-day.html We Love FountainsIt's been a hectic couple of weeks around the clubhouse lately. We had an incident almost two weeks ago that scared us, and I still can't write about it (maybe later). Let's just say for now that sleep (and the lack of it) has been a major factor in all of our lives lately. This has left us on edge while we prepare for an upcoming IEP meeting. Buddy Boy's days have been up and down, and all of our nerves have been on edge.I took a bike ride this morning (I often go out on Sunday mornings-it's kind of like rolling meditation for me). Then I took the kids on a ride when I got back. We went to the park on our bikes, and it worked out fairly well. Buddy Boy rolled off the sidewalk a few times and crashed on the way to and from the park (the sidewalk's fairly narrow), but he d... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=579291 Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:27:00 +0100 579291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=502643&cid=t_105194_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fits-spring.html photo credits-my cell phone during my bike rideWhat a great weekend it was in the middle of the US. Sure, there were some showers, but it was warm, occasionally sunny, and flowers and trees are blooming all over the place.A great time for playing outdoors. We practiced throwing a baseball and long jumping (events that Buddy Boy's class will participate in in Special Olympics), and I got out on the bike myself, as well as with the kids.When I went out with the kids, we did something new. Sweet Pea has outgrown the trailer I used to pull her in, so she has graduated to the "tag along" bike that hooks up to my seatpost. She says "I don't get enough air in the trailer". Of course what she really means is "Now that I've gotten a taste of riding out in the elements like this, like a big girl, yo... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=502643 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:19:00 +0100 502643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487190&cid=t_105194_133_f&fid=35098&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclub166.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Frolling-onward.html Spring came to the middle of the US in full force this weekend. It was such a beautiful day that we had to go out to the park. It seemed our whole town was out there today.We took the bikes with us for the first official ride of the season. Our park has a paved path that loops around the outside of the park. When I announced we were going to the park to ride bikes, Buddy Boy initially didn't want to go. Inertia is always a force to be overcome, and he was involved in watching some cartoon he had just turned on. But I just told him we were going in 5 minutes, and he didn't put up any resistance when it was time to go (probably mostly because he really does like to ride his bike).I'm really glad that Buddy Boy has gotten the hang of riding a bike. I'm a somewhat dedicated amateur rider (not ... Club 166 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487190 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:51:00 +0100 487190