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Old 10-23-2008, 02:34 PM
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Default people who sit on

bicycle seats alot, can damage by compression the sacral nerve roots.

http://www.hobsonseats.com/medical.html

Constant pressure on the perineum may compress nerves there.
With biking it is more common with males, but it can happen
with women too.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/cm...articleid=1348
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