Key result
Windsurfing is linked to neurological complications including nerve, brain, and spinal cord injuries.
Why the study?
Neurological complications of windsurfing have not been comprehensively reviewed despite the sport's growing popularity and associated injuries.
This article provides a review of windsurfing injuries with a specific focus on neurological complications including nerve, brain, and spinal cord injuries.
Raises awareness of neurological risks for windsurfing participants; leaves open incidence quantification and prevention strategies.
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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Jablecki et al. (2000) studied this question. Windsurfing is associated with various neurological complications, including nerve, brain, and spinal cord injuries.
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