Frequent bus users ‘could be at risk of impotence’
May 23rd, 2007 by 
Eric
Frequent bus users could be more at risk of impotence due to drivers’ sudden braking, a health expert in Peru has claimed.
Livinginperu.com reported that combi (minibus) drivers who brake suddenly may be endangering their passengers and causing micro-traumas in their veterbrates, according to Doctor Liam Scubel, the chief of Peru’s Chiropractor’s Alliance.
He told Andina News Agency: “Micro-trauma can progressively move vertebrates out of place, thereby causing excessive pressure on the nerves.
“In the long run, this pressure can cause a series of health problems such as inflammation of the sciatic nerve.”
He added that travelling in combis can cause problems in the prostate as well as headaches and nervousness.
Regular passengers should sit in individual seats rather than bench seats and tall people should avoid standing up inside small buses, he concluded.
Micro-trauma can include the micro-tearing of muscle fibres, the sheath around the muscle and the connective tissue, but can also be used to refer to stress to the tendons and to the bones.
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