In summer, we often switch to a bicycle because it is healthier. But are you sure? After all, it is not difficult to have an accident, especially when it gets crowded on the bicycle routes. Bravado dominates. On the other hand, too much relaxation is not conducive to concentration. It’s good if you end up shaking your knees, but we’re not always so lucky, explains the sports orthopedist, listing the most common bicycle injuries.
- Police statistics show that in 2021 cyclists were involved in 3 road accidents, most of them took place in built-up areas
- 185 cyclists died on the road last year
- «In spring and summer we see a huge increase in the number of injuries typical of a fall from a bicycle» — Dr. Sieczych admits in an interview with Medonet
- More current information can be found on the Onet homepage.
Cycling does not always mean health
Each sport can be viewed through the prism of injuries that occur most often when practiced. Even a less professional approach to it does not guarantee that we will miss them. When we get on the bike, we are more exposed to specific injuries. In childhood, scabs on the knees were such a hallmark of young cyclists. It should end there. Unfortunately, we are not always so lucky.
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– As soon as spring or summer begins, when people go on bicycles, we observe a huge increase in the number of injuries typical of a fall from a bicycle, e.g. collarbone fractures, damage to the shoulder-clavicular joint, fractures of the radial head and fractures around the wrist – lists the sports orthopedist Krzesimir Sieczych, orthopedist of the Carolina Medical Center.
He adds that it is not uncommon for such an injury to end with an operation.
Typical injuries of cyclists
The consequence of injuries is not only plaster, but also rehabilitation to achieve full fitness. It often takes longer than just immobilization. Fortunately, as the medic emphasizes, in most cases it is possible to regain full fitness.
– However, many patients, unfortunately after this type of injury, complain that with changes in pressure, weather or air humidity, they feel pain in the places where the injury has occurred – he sums up.
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