The Landaus again gave blood at an INOVA blood drive in the Reston Herndon area. Inova Blood Donor Services supplies lifesaving blood and blood products to 15 different hospitals in Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metro area. INOVA also works with national and international redistribution organizations to get blood where it’s needed most. If,…
Continue readingIt used to be rare to see helmets on the slopes; snowboarders, skiers thought they were “uncool, dorky,” and for wimps. But serious injury and stylish helmet design have caused those wearing head protection to be in the majority. Winter sports injury lawyer Doug Landau noticed all colors of helmets during recent trips to New…
Continue readingWhile in New York City recently, athlete safety lawyer Doug Landau came across photos of 41 notorious thieves who steal at health clubs and gymnasiums while their victims are working out. The New York Post article’s title blared, ” Gym rats ‘lift’ and run” and even published the rogues’ gallery of photographs of the most…
Continue readingIf you want a long early season ride with hot soup and a tour of the lovely Swedish Embassy, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau recommends that you register for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (“WABA”) and the Embassy of Sweden’s VASA Ride. The free Vasa event celebrates Sweden’s famed ski race and festival, “Vasaloppet,” by…
Continue readingAccording to USA Today, 3-time U.S. bobsled Olympian Todd Hays suffered what originally was thought to be a concussion during a training crash in Germany. After evaluation in the United States, doctors diagnosed Hays with intraparenchymal hematoma, or bleeding into the brain tissue caused by trauma to the head. His career was over. Bobsledder Hays…
Continue readingTomorrow’s post about a winter athlete who sustained a career ending brain injury (“TBI”) struck a note with me, as I and my family members have had several serious winter sports injuries. While this TriathlonTrialLawyer has never ridden in a bobsled or luge, I spent many winter days, when I wasn’t making money shoveling driveways,…
Continue readingVO2 Max testing is something triathlete Doug Landau has been familiar with since the early 1980s. During graduate studies in Sports Medicine, Landau volunteered to be a test subject at Boston University, and had his VO2 Max tested. Since then, he has had the testing done on treadmills, bicycles and stepping machines. VO2 max, or…
Continue readingFranklin Farms bike crash lawyer Doug Landau advocates wearing bright colors when cycling, and often dons fluorescent yellow, orange and green bike gear when biking. But even the TriathlonTrialLawyer was surprised to read the news story in this month’s TRIAL magazine about a driver who was found guilty in Oregon of “Hit and run” as…
Continue readingJust because there is no Traffic Court Hearing does NOT mean that the Defendant who got the ticket at the scene of the bike crash gets off scott free, according to Herndon, Loudoun bicycle crash lawyer Doug Landau. The former prosecutor with the State’s Attorney’s Office adds that the fact that there was no hearing,…
Continue readingJust as these ancient Greek boxers sought protection for their hands from cuts, fractures and dislocations, bicycling gloves can help protect cyclists’ fingers and palms from “road rash,” lacerations and slipping off the brakes or handlebars. Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau often wears bike gloves when it is cold, humid or wet outside for safety,…
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