Surfer's myelopathy

Surfer's myelopathy
Spinal cord

Surfer's myelopathy is a rare nontraumatic paraparesis.[1] 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[2]

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. 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.[3] An additional study of 23 cases was published in 2013.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hawkes, Christopher H.; Sethi, Kapil D.; Swift, Thomas R. Instant Neurological Diagnosis: A Companion to Neurobowl. Oxford University Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780190206284. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Harrigan, Mark R.; Deveikis, John P. (2012). Handbook of cerebrovascular disease and neurointerventional technique (2nd ed.). New York: Springer. p. 816. ISBN 9781617799457. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Chang CW, Donovan DJ, Liem LK, O'Phelan KH, Green DM, Bassin S, Asai S (2012). "Surfers' myelopathy: a case series of 19 novice surfers with nontraumatic myelopathy". Neurology. 79 (22): 2171–6. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e31827595cd. PMID 23152585.
  4. ↑ Nakamoto, B. K.; Siu, A. M.; Hashiba, K. A.; Sinclair, B. T.; Baker, B. J.; Gerber, M. S.; McMurtray, A. M.; Pearce, A. M.; Pearce, J. W. (2013-12-01). "Surfer's Myelopathy: A Radiologic Study of 23 Cases". American Journal of Neuroradiology. 34 (12): 2393–2398. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A3599. ISSN 0195-6108. PMC 4326257. PMID 23828111.

Further reading

  • Acton, Ashton. Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases—Advances in Research and Treatment: 2012 Edition: ScholarlyPaper. ScholarlyEditions. ISBN 9781481645065. Retrieved 25 September 2016.


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