Deciding not to race just days before the most important championship of the year was difficult for Doug Landau. However, after being tested at the Fairfax Family Practice Comprehensive Concussion Center he realized that he could suffer more harm if he crashed on his bike, tripped in the transition area or simply over-exerted himself at the…
Continue readingOur friends at Potomac River Running are hosting free injury screening clinics on a drop-in basis on scheduled Saturdays from 12-2pm. Through this wonderful community service, athletes can spend time with a medical professional to discuss any problems or questions relevant to runners, road racers and walkers. The clinics are designed to help athletes determine…
Continue readingAs anyone who is a serious (or not-so-serious) cyclist knows, the occasional fall is an unavoidable consequence of riding a bike. That is why Herndon cyclist and athlete’s lawyer Doug Landau is such a stickler for safety. In fact, a quick search on this site will reveal numerous postings about safe cycling. A recent full-page…
Continue readingFor insight into this question, consider a recent case that caught the attention of Herndon athlete’s attorney Doug Landau: This example involves a 40-year old professional athlete who underwent back surgery to repair a right sided lumbar spine disk herniation. He also had lumbar stenosis. After performing a decompressive laminectomy and BAK cage and pedicle…
Continue readingMark your calendars for Saturday, October 12, 2013. That’s the date of this year’s Hagerstown Duathlon Series in Hagerstown, Maryland. The schedule for this three-race event is: 8:30 am: Youth Duathlon – Run .35 miles / Bike 2 miles / Run .75 miles 9:00 am: 5K Run 9:30 am: Sprint Duathlon – Run 1.9 miles…
Continue readingFairfax County Police have reported a 36% increase in bicycle thefts from September 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013 when compared to the same time frame last year. Biker and attorney Doug Landau has had a racing bike stolen out of his garage after the Reston Triathlon. The Fairfax County Police later found a car…
Continue readingEven expensive bicycles costing many thousands of dollars can have post production problems. Herndon bike injury lawyer Doug Landau lauds bicycle makers who recognize problems in products that they have supplied and then do the right thing by recalling them “Placing products into the stream of commerce that turn out to be dangerous can cause…
Continue readingThe safety of dietary supplements is a frequent subject of debate — one which has, in fact, been discussed on this site numerous times and gotten much publicity, including in a recent piece on the popular news show Rock Center on NBC. Recently, the parents of a soldier who died after taking the supplement Jack3d…
Continue readingThe Johnny G. Krankcycle with detachable seat, pictured to the left, has been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The seat can unexpectedly detach during use. Two injuries from falls have been reported. Full details of the recall can be found on the CPSC website. Anyone owning this machine should contact Johnson Health…
Continue readingA recent lawsuit filed in Richmond, Virginia serves as a reminder of the dangers faced by cyclists everyday on our roadways. In this tragic case, a young woman was riding her bicycle home from work when she was struck and killed by the driver of an SUV. According to a news report , the woman’s…
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