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4B Daily News – Saturday, September 21, 2013 FEATURES Cycling great exercise; traffic sense a must der if part of what DEAR DOCmakes some TOR K: I'd like to cyclists enthusistart biking to astic about work. Any advice cycling is the before I get back sense that they are on my bike? courting danger. DEAR READAnd of course, ER: Cycling is wear a helmet. great exercise. For one thing, it gets Dr. K The worst injuries to cyclists are you breathing by Anthony L. harder and your Komaroff, M.D. head injuries. A patient of mine heart rate up. That pays cardiovascular divi- couldn't find his helmet, dends. Cycling stacks up was in a rush and went well against other forms cycling without it. He hit a of exercise when it comes pothole and sustained a to burning calories, too. severe concussion. FortuAnd it isn't as hard on the nately, he fully recovered, but it took six weeks. knees as running. Be especially wary Perhaps the biggest advantage of cycling is about cars parked along that it can perform double the side of the street: Runduty as a form of trans- ning into a car door that portation. A number of has opened suddenly is a my patients, and my col- common way to get hurt. leagues here at Harvard Sure, drivers should be Medical School, bicycle looking in their side-view to and from work every mirrors before opening the door, but they often day. One of my colleagues don't. Bad technique or posionce said: "I don't need to go to the gym, and I don't tioning, or a bike that's the need to pay the gym or wrong size, can make pay for parking. I have cycling uncomfortable to bike paths most of the the point of pain and may result in way, so during rush hours eventually it takes no longer than dri- injuries. High-end bike ving. Except on a rainy stores offer fitting services day, the advantages are for a fee. It will be money obvious." During bliz- well spent if you're zards, he takes the car. cycling a lot. If any prob"I'm not a complete nut lems come up — knee, about cycling," he assured lower back or buttock pain, or numb hands and me. Now and then, cyclists wrists are among the more injure a muscle. But the common — a bike store main risks of cycling are should be able to make not from the physical adjustments to your bike activity but from traffic. or help you tweak your The vast majority of the technique. On my website, fatalities from bicyclerelated injuries are caused AskDoctorK.com, I've by accidents involving put an illustration of some motor vehicles. Drivers basic cycling tips that will often say after an should help you ride safeaccident that they never ly and comfortably. So, enjoy your ride! saw the cyclist. Reckless cycling can Dr. Komaroff is a be a factor, too. Being on physician and professor two wheels doesn't mean Harvard Medical that traffic laws don't at School. To send apply to you. Running red questions, go to lights and weaving in and AskDoctorK.com, or out of traffic is courting disaster. And it's surpris- write: Ask Doctor K, 10 ingly common, at least in Shattuck St., Second Boston. I sometimes won- Floor, Boston, MA 02115. Reward offered for fire info CalFire Siskiyou Unit and the Klamath National Forest announce the offer of up to a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who are responsible for starting the Salmon River Complex and Butler fires. Each agency is contributing $10,000 to this joint effort. The Salmon River Complex and Butler fires, as well as four additional fires in the area extinguished by first responders, were started between around 9 and 10:30 p.m. on July 31. Anyone with information regarding these fires is asked to contact the Arson Tip Line at 1-800-468-4408. Callers can remain anonymous. "These fires have burned more than 37,000 acres, put local communities and firefighters at great risk, and cost taxpayers millions of dollars to fight," said Klamath Forest Supervisor Patty Grantham. "All that for fires that never should have started in the first place." For additional information, call Battalion Chief Monty Messenger at (530) 842-3516 or Klamath Forest Supervisor Patty Grantham at (530) 841-6131. Man furious about telephone propositions tion, however, don't hesiDear Annie: My wife of tate to address it. 50 years told me that a longDear Annie: I'd like to time friend has called her add my two cents about twice trying to have phone whether parents treat their sex. I exploded! She told me children the same. not to say anything because Mom, Sis and I live it would ruin our friendship equidistant from one with this couple. another. Sis still lives near I confronted him anyway and told him he disrespect- Annie's the place where we grew up. Mom moved to a ed my wife, me and all warmer climate. We call women in general. He did not deny what he had done. by Kathy Mitchell each other every weekend Frankly, I can't blame him and Marcy Sugar to catch up and stay in touch. Sis and I fly to visit too much, considering his Mom about once a year. wife of 50 years. Mom visits Sis and her family a Still, as far as I'm concerned, he totally crossed the line, and our few times a year. But despite the friendship is over. My wife, howev- many invitations I have extended, er, continues to associate with both she will not visit me. When I had of them. What do you think? — heart surgery five years ago, Mom did not come. When I was hospiMad in the Bluegrass Dear Mad: We think you threw talized for pancreatitis, Mom did out quite a zinger about the man's not come. Of the 25 stage plays wife. We don't care what she is I've appeared in, Mom came to like. It doesn't justify his hitting see exactly one. She will never see on another woman, especially one the home my wife and I remodwho is married to a good friend. eled. It seems the things that are important to me don't matter That's a double betrayal. We will give him one possible much to her. I suppose there is a certain excuse, however. If he's been married for 50 years, he is probably in amount of validity in her excuse his 70s or older, and it's possible that there's nothing that interests he is displaying early signs of her in my city, but when we visit dementia, which include loss of our son and his family, we don't inhibition and personality care whether there is anything to changes. Please suggest he see his do. We are simply glad to be with doctor for a checkup. As long as them. Does Mom love me? Certainly. your wife has no interest in this fellow and wants to remain friends Does she love me as much as my with his wife, it's probably OK. If sister? Probably. Does she treat us you notice changes in that direc- the same? 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