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SURFER'S
HEALTH by Dr. Jude
Sewage spills, wayward surf boards,
aggressive locals, another cold and,
oh was that a shark? The question to
ask, “is surfing safe?”
A prospective study in the January,
2007 issue of the American Journal of
Sport Medicine conducted at surf contests
noted that 13 injuries occurred per
1000 hours surfed and an injury was
2 1⁄2 times more likely to occur
in overhead waves or at breaks with
rock bottoms. Lacerations, contusions,
sprains/strains, and fractures are the
most common types of acute injuries.
What about the other long-term issues
like skin cancer, surfer’s ear,
even heart ache when the wife leaves
you for skipping out on breakfast one
too many times. Is surfing safe? Negotiating
this question with humor is the point
of this sometimes regular review of
surfing woes.
Dr. Jude is an Attending Surgeon at
the Los Angeles General County Hospital
and an Assistant Professor at the University
of Southern California. He is the author
of numerous peer reviewed manuscripts
and has been surfing since the 70s.
Email
Dr. Jude with your questions
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Using
the "Neti Pot" to help Combat Sinusitus
The only other proactive solution to your sinusitis
is nasal irrigation with the Neti pot after every
session. Nasal irrigation works great: turn you
head so it’s parallel to the ground dump the
water from the Neti pot into one nostril and let
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Surfer’s Lacerations
How
often do you surf? Everyday? Once a month? Let's
say you surf for two hours a session, once a week.
After 50 weeks….that’'s 100 hours
a year. After ten years, you surfed approximately
1000 hours? According to the January, 2007 issue
of the American Journal of Sports Medicine you
can look forward to about 13 acute injuries for
every 1000 hours surfed.
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SINUSITUS
Do you have Surfer’s Sinusitis? To some degree
all wave riders do. The Paranasal sinuses are air
filled spaces within the bones of your skull that
communicate with your nasal cavity. When you duck
dive or face plant, salt water enters your nose
and then your Paranasal sinuses...
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SURFER's EAR
Surfer’s Ear is common in lovers
of water activities and this is especially true
for surfers. That part of the ear you stick your
finger in when sitting in the 405 traffic is called
the external auditory canal....
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