A Rare Case of Surfer's Myelopathy in an Athletic Intermediate Surfer

Surfer's myelopathy is a nontraumatic spinal cord injury sustained in the setting of prolonged periods of hyperextension with intermittent Valsalva when transitioning from a prone to standing position on a surfboard. This condition almost exclusively occurs in first-time, unathletic surfers. Th...

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Main Authors: Christopher Boldt, Sanjita Gowda, Shadi Milani-Nejad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2023-03-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0754
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