Injury Reduction for Surfers

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Injury Reduction for Surfers

An overview of surf injury incidence, type and location is provided. Surfer physiology and movements are explained to improve your understanding and optimal prevention strategies in surfing. Several prevention exercises are handed out to implement in your practice as a surfer or professional working with surfers.

Speaker: Miguel Moreira, Pedro Seixas, Pedro Reimunde, Ogi Markovic
Recorded at: WCSM23 Valdoviño, Spain
Length of video: 40:10

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