Surfer's myelopathy is a rare nontraumatic paraparesis. It is a spinal cord injury caused by hyperextension of the back. When the back is hyperextended, a blood vessel leading to the spine can become kinked, depriving the spinal cord of oxygen
The condition gets its name because the phenomenon is most often seen in those surfing for the first time, but it can be caused by any activity in which the back is hyperextended (yoga, pilates, etc). In some cases the paralysis is permanent. As of 2007 there were 9 recorded cases. A case series of 19 novice surfers with nontraumatic myelopathy was published in 2012, with all patients' MRI scans showing hyperintensity from the lower thoracic spinal cord to the conus medullaris. An additional study of 23 cases was published in 2013.
Video Surfer's myelopathy
See also
- Rehabilitation in spinal cord injury
Maps Surfer's myelopathy
References
Further reading
- Acton, Ashton. Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases--Advances in Research and Treatment: 2012 Edition: ScholarlyPaper. ScholarlyEditions. ISBN 9781481645065. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
External links
- Surfer's Myelopathy Foundation
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