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SURFING INJURIES GLENN S CHAPMAN III, DO
C-NMM/OMM, CAQSM, CAQPM, RMSK
AOASM, AUSTIN 2019
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SURFING – PAST & FUTURE
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SURFING – PAST & FUTURE
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SURFING – PAST & FUTURE
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SURFING – PAST & FUTURE
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TYPES OF SURFING
Body surfing
Trad. surfing
Body boarding
Kite surfing
Wind surfing
Stand-up-paddleboard (SUP) surfing
Knee boarding
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FOIL SURFING – THE FUTURE IS HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjmpKXGLsbM
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FOIL SURFING – THE FUTURE IS HERE
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TIDAL BORE “DU MASCARET” SURFING
DORDOGNE RIVER NEAR BORDEAUX, FRANCE
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TIDAL BORE “THE SILVER DRAGON” QIANTANG RIVER, HANGZHOU BAY, CHINA
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STANDING WAVE RIVER SURFING BEND WHITEWATER PARK AT THE DESCHUTES RIVER, BEND,
OREGON
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DANGERS OF RIVER SURFING HELMETS AND PFDS ARE RECOMMENDED.
BOARD LEASHES, HOWEVER, SHOULD NOT BE USED AS THEY CAN GET CAUGHT ON UNDERWATER OBJECTS.
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SURFING LAKE MICHIGAN
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GLACIER SURFING ALASKA
Glacier calving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFKgQwou7ls
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INLAND WAVE POOLS
Wavegarden in Zarautz, Spain
Wadi Adventure Wave Pool, Al Ain, UAE
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, Orlando, FL
Surf Snowdonia, Wales, UK
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KELLY SLATER'S SURF RANCH - LEMOORE, CA.
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INLAND WAVE POOLS • AVALANCHE BAY (BOYNE FALLS,
MICHIGAN, USA)
• BIG SURF (TEMPE, ARIZONA, USA)
• DISNEY'S TYPHOON LAGOON WATER PARK (ORLANDO, FLORIDA, USA)
• HIMLABADET (SUNDSVALL, SWEDEN)
• KALAHARI INDOOR WATERPARK (WISCONSIN DELLS, WISCONSIN, USA)
• N-LAND (AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA)
• SIAM PARK (TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS)
• SUNWAY LAGOON (BANDAR SUNWAY, MALAYSIA)
• SURF SNOWDONIA (DOLGARROG, UK)
• SURF'S UP NH (NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA)
• WADI ADVENTURE (AL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
• WAVE HOUSE (SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, USA)
• BSR SURF RANCH (WACO, TEXAS)
• RIF010 (ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS)
• THE WAVE BRISTOL (BRISTOL, UK)
• URBNSURF MELBOURNE (MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA)
• URBNSURF PERTH (PERTH, AUSTRALIA)
• URBNSURF SYDNEY (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA)
• KELLY SLATER WAVE COMPANY (LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA, USA)
• WAVEGARDEN (ZARAUTZ, SPAIN)
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MAIN SURFING INJURY VARIABLES
• BOARD SHAPE OR STYLE
• FIN SETUP AND SHAPE
• LEASH WITH OR WITHOUT
• BREAK TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS
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BOARD SHAPE OR STYLE
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FIN SETUP AND SHAPE
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LEASH
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LEASH INJURY 5’11” board + 4’ leash + hard head = ER visit
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BREAK TYPES
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SURFING – THE NUMBERS 2002 – 10 Million surfers worldwide
2014 – 35 Million surfers worldwide (world pop 7.2 billion)
2018 – 60 million surfers worldwide estimated
Wave riding activities in 162 countries
J. Ponting (SD State) & Danny O'Brien (Bond Univ, GC, AU). Journal of Sustainable Tourism (2013): Liberalizing Nirvana: an analysis of the consequences of common pool resource deregulation for the sustainability of Fiji's surf tourism industry, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2013.819879
Estimated in 2014 the global surf-related industry is currently responsible for revenues ranging between $ 70 and $ 130 billion each year.
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YOU AND ONE HUNDRED OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS
Hawaii Southern California
Australia
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SURFER DEMOGRAPHICS – 2009 SURVEY
• 3.3 million surfers in the US
• 108 days a year surfed on average
• 34 years old median age
• $75,000 median annual income
• 90% male: 10% female
• 62% college educated or higher
• 16 years median years of surf experience
• 2.5 hours median time spent in single surf session
• 1.9-3.1 billion spent in associated surf trips per year
G. Wagner, C. Nelsen, M. Walker. A Socioeconomic and Recreational Profile of Surfers in the United States. Surf First and the Surfrider Foundation. J l 2011
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WSL (WORLD SURF LEAGUE) Formed from the ASP (Assoc. of Surfing Professionals) in 2015 December 2017 - 6.5 million plus Facebook fans, more than the National Hockey League, the Association of Tennis Professionals and Major League Soccer. Sports Business Journal reported that 28 million hours of WSL digital video content were consumed during the 2017 season, making WSL the third most watched sport online, behind NFL and NBA. January 2018 - signed an exclusive deal for digital broadcast rights with Facebook worth $30 million over two years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45291359
Badenhausen, Kurt. "Facebook And World Surf League Announce Exclusive Partnership". Forbes. 2018
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IS SURFING DANGEROUS?
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TYPES OF INJURIES IN SURFING EQUIPMENT • Surfboard - #1 Risk • Fins • Leash WAVES • Fractures/Dislocations/Strains • Ruptured tympanic membrane • Drowning ENVIROMENT • Hypothermia/Sunburn • Bites/Envenomations • Bottom/Obstacles • Pterygium/Exostosis of the EAC
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SURFING INJURIES
1. LACERATIONS
• FACE 24%
• FEET 20%
• HEAD 17%
• LEGS 16%
• ARMS 6%
2. CONTUSIONS
• FACE 30%
• CHEST 23%
• ARMS 9%
• LEGS 8%
• FEET 8%
3. SPRAINS/STRAINS
• KNEE
• SHOULDER
• ANKLE
• BACK
• NECK
• HIP
4. FRACTURES
• FACE 30%
• CHEST 23%
• ARMS 9%
• LEGS 8%
• FEET 8%
Dr. Tim Brown co-medical director of the ASP discussing the book “Surf Survivial” in X-Games article http://www.xgames.com/action/surfing/article/7796297/examining-most-common-injuries-surfers-suffer-from
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PINGUECULA/PTERYGIUM
• Conjunctival reaction from repeated micro-trauma from wind and water
• Sail shaped fibrous tissue growth usually on the medial side
• Once extending to the cornea called Pterygium
• Painless but larger ones can become irritated
• Surgically scraped when effects vision
• Decrease risk with glasses/goggles • Eye drops don’t help
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SURFERS EAR BONY EXOSTOSIS OF THE EXTERNAL EAR CANAL
• From repeated exposure to cold water/air • No pain but can result in trapped debris or complete occlusion • 100% of surfers will have some degree if surfing long enough • Confused with cancerous growth • Haruka Nakanishi MD, PhD performs transcanal surgery.
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BITES & ENVENOMATIONS Sharks – 20 out of 375 species are a threat to humans
Reef Rash – reef is living and some corals can poison directly like Firecoral, has various bacteria, viruses, parasites
Sea Snakes – 80% of bites dont administer venom, usually don’t hurt, onset of symptoms 30min-4hrs
Saltwater Crocodiles – recorded fatal attacks in surf, most common around river mouths
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BITES & ENVENOMATIONS
Stone Fish – intense pain lasting hours to days, treat like stingrays, Anti-venom available in Australia
Stingrays – extremely painful, soak in non-scalding (114°F, 45 °C) water for 10 min, can be fatal i.e. Steve Irwin
Sea Urchins – 80 of 750 can inject poison, burning pain can last hours to a week, pigment, allergic rxn, non-scalding water
Jellyfish – most benign, Portuguese man-of-war severe sting, Aust. Box jellyfis most potent toxins known, can result CV failure
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THE INTERNATIONAL SHARK ATTACK FILE
UPDATED APRIL 18, 2018 (1580 AD) Territory Total attacks Fatal attacks Last fatality
• Florida (USA) 812 11 2014
• South Africa 252 54 2014
• New South Wales (Australia) 238 61 2015
• Queensland (Australia) 189 50 2011
• California (USA) 122 10 2012
• Brazil 104 22 2013
• South Carolina (USA) 102 2 1852
• Western Australia (Australia) 89 16 2017
• North Carolina (USA) 64 3 2001 https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-most-shark-infested-waters-in-the-world
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KELLY SLATER • 11- Time world champion warming up for the 2019 championship tour
season.
• 7 TimeWinner Pipeline Masters – ’92, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ’99, ’08, ‘13,
• Born 1972 in Cocoa, FL.
Vissla Sydney Surf Pro. March 20, 2019
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WSL
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/surfing-legend-kelly-slater-posts-xray-of-horror-foot-break-at-jbay-open-2017/news-story/62471a17bbeec3c52bb660f5e86581f4
Kelly Slater - J-Bay Open 2017
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SHAWN DOLLAR
• September 2015 California • Shawn Dollar – former record holder for largest
wave ever paddled into • Hit head on underwater rock and fractured 4
cervical vertebrae • Four months later cleared to resume normal
activities • Near-constant headaches, memory loss, mood
swings, severe depression, suicidal thoughts • SPECT performed and demonstrated damage
comparable with NFL players brains. Housman, J. Shock Waves. Surfer magazine. December 19, 2016
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INTERESTING INJURY FACTOIDS
Hyde, T., Gengenbach, M., Conservative Management of Sports Injuries. Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2007
• Risk of significant injury doubles for a surfer in his 40s or later
• Majority of injuries happen in smaller waves
• Occurrence of significant injury is twice as likely in overhead surf
• Take off and tube riding are the maneuvers most commonly leading to injury
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SURFING SPEED • The waves at jaws were moving forward about 20MPH. Add another 20MPH to
that the speed traveling down the face of the wave and you're about 40. So I would estimate between 30-40MPH on the average with the peaks near 50 at times. Kind of like downhill skiing but the slope is always moving and the mountain is trying to fall on you...
• The waves at your typical beachbreak move in at about 7-10mph on the average. On a really fast and steep wave a surfer might get up to 20MPH but usually averages 10-15MPH. So you could say the surfers are going at least three times as fast at JAWS.
• Also, as Nick Carroll adds, it's worth factoring in the speed relative to the water surface. Since water's being drawn up the wave face, you're going even quicker than it appears. This definitely counts when it comes to surfboard design -- it's why the little boards work better (Less friction )
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MITIGATING RISK EQUIPMENT CHANGES BEHAVIOR CHANGES
• Blunt nose boards • Nose and tail guards • Soft boards – foam or inflatable • Flexible fins • Finless surfboards • PFD • Helmets • Leashes • Foils – shift risk
• Training • Conditioning • Warm-up • Hydration • Experience • Humility
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MITIGATING RISK Blunt nose boards
Nose and tail guards
Soft boards
Flexible fins
Finless surfboards
PFD (vests)
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MITIGATING RISK - HELMETS
Tom Carrol, Dec 1991, Pipe Masters
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SURFING INJURIES – BASQUE REGION
Guillaume Barucq, MD – Author of Surfers’ Survival Guide and Surf Therapie Comparison of admissions to Basque Coast’s Emergency Dept.
350 - 2006 June 21st to September 30th 287 - 2014 July to August – 287 admissions
• Surfer vs. Sea Floor 13% - 90% sand and 10% reef • Collisions 17% - SvS 66%, SvSwimmer 27%, SvBodyboarder 5%,
SvFloating object 2% • Surfer vs. Own Surfboard 60% • Laceration 61% by fins 56%, nose of board 30%, head lac 70% • Leash 3.7% (13 cases) – 8 Fx (4 open), 1 amputation, 6 requiring surgery • Male 78%, Female 22% • Average age 26yo • Experience: Beginner 35%, Intermediate 34%, Experience 31% • Cervical fractures #3 • No drownings • Hospitalizations 5%
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WSL MEDICAL DIRECTOR DR CHRISTOPHER JAMES PROSSER
As far as acute injuries, most of what we see are natural-footer surfers’ right knees, mostly MCL injuries.
Most are on impact, so they’re landing a floater or an air (like John John did recently) or they’re getting pinched in a barrel.
Interview on Magicseaweed.com, 8th September 2018
Recreational about one injury per 1,000 hours of surfing. Professional about one injury per 100 hours.
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THE END