No-nose saddles for preventing genital numbness and sexual dysfunction from occupational bicycling

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• Personal Author:
  Breitenstein, Michael J. ; Lowe, Brian D. ; Schrader, Steven M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Applied Research ; International Police Mountain Bike Association
• Description:
  "Workers who ride a bicycle as part of their job may be at risk for genital numbness or more serious sexual and/or reproductive health problems from pressure in the groin (perineum) from the traditional bicycle saddle. NIOSH has conducted studies that have demonstrated the effectiveness of no-nose bicycle saddles in reducing pressure in the groin and improving the sexual health of male bicycle patrol police officers. While most workers in jobs that involve bicycling are men, recent evidence suggests that no-nose bicycle saddles may also benefit women." - NIOSHTIC-2
• Content Notes:
  "The principal contributors to this publication were Steven M. Schrader, Brian D. Lowe, and Michael J. Breitenstein of the Division of Applied Research and Technology, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The International Police Mountain Bike Association has assisted NIOSH in much of the research conducted on this topic." - - acknowledgements
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. [3]).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Subseries:
  Workplace Solutions
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2009131
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  electronic ; electronic resource ; [4] p. : col. ill., col. chart. ; 28 cm.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035285
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b3ad69c3b2c7848e1e230286124320e42a4c20d69fb89e6b8bffb32dc0a3f567836eab3e9b3790f81a6bcd40c9e324e4a22e7e61135021d5c0a76d3b9a2ee524
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5524/cdc_5524_DS1.pdf
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