• Current Issue
  • About Surfing Medicine
    • History
    • About
    • Team
    • Submissions
  • Authors
    • Information for Authors
    • A Call for Submissions
  • Surfer’s Medical Association
  • Archive (1987-2011)

Posts in category Original Research

Characteristics of Surfers as Bystander Rescuers in Europe

Oct 08, 2021 ~ Written by Berg, et al. Review by Andrew Nathanson, MD, FACEP
Characteristics of Surfers as Bystanders

A lot of surfing takes place at unguarded, wave-exposed beaches in areas where rip-currents are strong and casual beach goers can and do get pulled out to sea. We surfers are comfortable out in the ocean, spend a lot of time in the water, and are tethered to a flotation device (our surfboards) so it […]

~ read more ~
Posted in Environmental Injury

Improving Safety in Surfing

Sep 19, 2020 ~ Written by Elizabeth D. Willsey, MD

Surfing is a widely enjoyed sport, with participants both at the recreational and professional level, and is gaining popularity worldwide.1 There are an estimated 37 million surfers worldwide, which includes 2.7 million surfers in the United States (2015), 2.3 million surfers in Australia (2013), and 500,000 surfers in the […]

~ read more ~
Posted in Acute Surfing Injury

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 […]

~ read more ~
Tagged Big Wave Surfing, Surfing Injury

Catching Waves: Perspectives of Physicians Who Surf

Aug 29, 2016 ~ Written by Niyati Mamtora MSIII

Surfing has been shown to be a positive impact on the well-being on youth populations as well as veteran populations. However no studies to date have explored the impact on surfing on physician well-being.

~ read more ~

2013 Triple Crown + HIC Pro Injury Report

Aug 20, 2015 ~ Written by Leland Dao, DO

Introduction & Background To date, there is a lack of published documentation regarding injuries sustained and treated during professional surfing events. Calculating an injury rate for recreational surfers is difficult because the nature of recreational surfing makes it challenging to determine the population at-risk.1 To overcome this obstacle we developed an injury surveillance tool, to […]

~ read more ~
Posted in Acute Surfing Injury, Chronic Surfing Injury

SURF: A Unified Surfing Competition Medical Reference Form

Dec 09, 2014 ~ Written by Brittain Cross, DO
Slater Laceration

The Authors of this manuscript propose a standardized medical record to be used at surfing contests with the dual purposes of documenting medical information as well as for future research endeavors. Currently, medical data at surfing contests is gathered in somewhat haphazard fashion, creating a sub-optimal medical record and making the data very difficult to […]

~ read more ~

Fall 2021 Issue #34 Table of Contents

  • Letter from the Editor
  • Impact of SMA Conferences on Wellbeing
  • Surfing and Health in the Covid-19 Era: A Narrative Review
  • Case Report: Femur Fracture in a Kitesurfer
  • Images in Surfing Medicine
  • Characteristics of Surfers as Bystander Rescuers in Europe
  • Acute Injuries in Surfing: A Systematic Review
  • Mag Bay 2021

Past Issues

Browse by Category

  • Acute Surfing Injury (19)
  • Assorted Flotsam and Jetsam (6)
  • Case Report (13)
  • Chronic Surfing Injury (8)
  • Conference Report (1)
  • Conferences (1)
  • Environmental Injury (10)
  • History of Surfing Medicine (2)
  • Images in Surfing Medicine (1)
  • Infectious Disease (5)
  • Letter from the Editor (9)
  • Literature Review (9)
  • Original Research (6)
  • Other (3)
  • Rehabilitation (2)
  • Surfing Conferences (6)
  • Travel Medicine (5)
  • Uncategorized (1)

Most Popular

  • Sea Ulcers 287 views
  • Larger Than Life, Don James, MD 84 views
  • Sun Protection for Surfers 57 views
  • Case Report: A Nicaraguan Stowaway 56 views

Tag Cloud

Abscess ACL repair Aging Auditory Exostosis Big Wave Surfing Botfly Central America Concussion Conference Report Dangerous Marine Animals Dermatobium Homonis Drowning Evacuation External Auditory Exostosis Femur fractur Head Injury injury kitesurfing Knee Injury Literature review: Surfing Injuries Marine Envenomations Message from Editor Nambila Paddle Out Ceremony Palliative Care Pro Surfing Rehabilitation Sea Ulcer Stingray Summer Surfer's Ear Surfing Surfing Death Surfing Injury Surfing Therapy Swimmer's Ear Tavarua Veterans Vets

Copyright Notice

All written content on this website is the copyright of the Surfer's Medical Association. Material may not be reproduced for commercial or non-commercial uses without express permission from editor. Contact the Editor to request the appropriate permission.

© 2013

Contact the Editor

Contact the editor at [email protected]

Join SMA

Learn more about Surfer's Medical Association
Top