Neurological Complications of Windsurfing (Sailboarding)

Charles K. Jablecki; Sarah Garner

doi:10.1055/s-2000-9831

Seminars in Neurology, Table of Contents

Semin Neurol 2000; 20(2): 219-224
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9831

Neurological Complications of Windsurfing (Sailboarding)

Charles K. Jablecki, Sarah Garner

Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego Medical School, California

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This article presents a brief history of windsurfing, a relatively new recreational and competitive sport activity also known as sailboarding; a brief summary of physiologic studies of windsurfers; and a review of windsurfing injuries with a focus on the neurological complications of windsurfing.

KEYWORD

Windsurfing - sailboarding - nerve injury - brain injury - spinal cord injury

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