July 12, 2013 — Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed a novel bicycle saddle that prevents chafing, pain and other damage associated with the genital area as impotence and prostatitis.
It is a hinged
articulated saddle whose coccyx-support narrow front and wide back have been
articulately joined. The front part is mobile while the back is fixed, and both
may change their positions at the user's will. This new concept of bicycle saddle is
designed and patented by researchers from the University of Alicante's Institute
of Physics Applied to Science and Technology and the Department of Physics at
the Polytechnic Higher School. The UA researcher, Alfonso Panchón Ruiz,
head of the research work, explained that "the main advantage of this new
design compared to traditional saddles, is that it allows -at the user's will-
to rest and recover from fatigue the perineal area suffering lasting intense
compression for which they are not designed anatomically."
"The classic bicycle saddle has a
unitary structure formed by a rigid body in anteroposterior direction which
makes that, permanently, the perineal tissues, which are soft and not ready to
withstand these forces, are being compressed, independent of the position taken
by the user. For this reason, soon after starting the exercise, nerves and
arteries reach high levels of compression, which causes problems associated
with lack of blood supply, such as numbness and affection of the genitals in
both men and women, and in the long run, significant pathologies requiring medical
treatment may appear," Alfonso Panchón says.
Up to date, only two solutions have been
found, either to go up on the pedals, on a typical pedalling, visible both in
professional races and gyms, or dismounting the bike and standing up,
abandoning thus, the exercise started. In this sense, Alfonso
Panchón explains that "with this new design, it is not the user who must
be separated and rising from the seat, but it is the saddle which separates
spinning or scrolling down to the perineal area of the user. Thus, it radically
prevents pressure on that area, immediately improving the blood supply to the
affected areas, resulting in functional recovery of the tissues concerned.
Another advantage is
that the user does not lose balance control ability in driving, regardless of
the conditions of use, race, walk, gym, mountain, etc.., and this allows users
to make new lateral movements on the anterior mobile part as well as
immediately recover -at their will- the traditional full seat with a slight
initial reverse movement.
Also, with this model of saddle, more than
ten centimeters can be released between the seat and handlebars, which can be
availed with competitive advantage in declines as it allows an aerodynamic
position on very steep slopes.
The research team has a prototype that
allows them to check the health and medical benefits of this innovative
aerodynamic concept of saddle. Currently, there is nothing similar on the
market, so it is a technology with great potential for international marketing.
CHAFING, PAIN AND OTHER DAMAGE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENITAL AREA
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