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Posts by Terrance Farrell, DO

Big Wave Surfing: A physician’s perspective

Aug 31, 2018 ~ Written by Terrance Farrell, DO

Introduction The sport of big wave surfing has been defined and redefined since the first Polynesian surfer shaped the first board and then rode the first wave. I suspect that from that first wave the allure of riding bigger and more challenging waves had its beginnings. The history of big wave surfing is extensive with […]

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Posted in Original Research - Tagged Big Wave Surfing, Surfing Injury

ASLS Portugal Conference

Dec 09, 2014 ~ Written by Terrance Farrell, DO
Villa Ana Margarida

The winter in Maine was long and cold, but the anticipation of a trip to Portugal in May for the Advanced Surfing Life Support gave me hope that I’d make it through. The course was held May 5-10 in Ericiera, a half-hour from Lisbon on the beautiful Portuguese coast. The event was sponsored and coordinated […]

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Posted in Surfing Conferences

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