====== Injury & Health Conditions: Prevention and Treatment ======

**(and sometimes Accommodation)**

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We ask that contributors add references for local trainers, healers, therapists etc. for each paddling locale listed in this wiki. As time passes we hope to have better coverage/recommendations for each of your local areas. So please check your local listing in [[:home#places_to_surfski|places to surfski]] (if you have one there) for professional assistance if you need it. And if you have any recommendations for professionals in your locale who you have found helpful, please pass them on to us - [[:easy_edit|add wiki content.]]

===== Analysis, Rehab, and Prevention =====

Ultimately you may save yourself significant discomfort and time wasted achieving recovery from injury and inflammation if you can find a professional to fully identify your issues and a course of correction for them. Often one injury can contribute to a number of additional issues that are caused by compensations elsewhere in your body. So identification of the whole cascade of issues can be very important to finding a complete and lasting solution for any and all of your issues that may be related.

  * **Equipment**
      * **See ** [[:paddles#reducing_stress_tendinitis|Paddles - Stress Reduction]]
  * **Technique **
      * Please keep in mind that analysis of your paddling technique by a coach and/or a therapist knowledgeable in your sport can discover technique adjustments that will make a difference in the prevention and reduction of your injury issues.
  * **Physical Issues**
      * **Arms**
        * **​​​​​​** [[health:arm_cramps|Arm Cramp Discussion]]
      * **Back**
        * [[:lower_back|]]
      * **Elbows**
        * [[health:elbows]]
      * **Eyes & Skin**
        * [[:eyes|]]
      * **Hips**
        * [[:sore_hip|Sore Hip]]
        * Outside of Hip - [[https://youtu.be/Ca94XHIooI4|Gluteal Tendinopathy]]
      * **Legs**
        * [[https://www.surfski.info/forum/19-boats/20249-fennix-buckets-and-dead-leg.html#39132|Legs Falling Asleep]]
      * **Shoulders**
        * [[:shoulders|]]
      * **Wrists & Hands**
        * [[:wrists|]]
  * **Problems/Treatments**
      * **Muscle Cramps**
        * [[https://www.sportsmd.com/performance/treating-preventing-muscle-cramps-exercise/|Treating/Preventing Muscle Cramps]]
      * [[health:back_side_butt_rub|Rubbing And Abrasion]]
      * [[:butt_glute_pain|Sitting Discomfort - Glutes, Hamstrings, etc.]]
      * [[https://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Therapy-Workbook-Self-Treatment/dp/1572242507/ref=pd_lpo_14_t_1/146-6460051-6376229?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1572242507&pd_rd_r=5bc6ca9a-5232-40b8-8681-c0f7b9597275&pd_rd_w=phkU0&pd_rd_wg=pBbZM&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=9WV5TK7WEEXJBXN571Z0&psc=1&refRID=9WV5TK7WEEXJBXN571Z0|Trigger Point Therapy Workbook]]

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===== Health Conditions =====

  * **Heart Issues for Endurance Athletes**
      * **Arhythmias**
        * Velo News [[https://www.velonews.com/cycling-to-extremes-heart-health-and-endurance-sports/|2015 Article on Heart Health]]
        * **A-Fib**
          * [[https://tcsurfski.libsyn.com/ppp-episode-10-oscar-chalupsky-talks-afib|Oscar Chalupsky Interview]]
          * [[https://tcsurfski.libsyn.com/ppp-episode-33-starting-a-surfski-journey-in-middle-age-with-greg-greene|Greg Greene Interview ]]
          * [[health:age:afib_whatcom_paddlers_1|Whatcom Paddlers Discussion After A-fib Episode in Gorge 2017]]
          * [[https://youtu.be/1-SWiGsBYqw|2021 Medical Update Video]] How A-Fib is a particular problem in the USA and recent research
          * [[https://www.amazon.com/Haywire-Heart-exercise-protect-heart/dp/1937715671/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=409971853847&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9033356&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2669525415969748070&hvtargid=kwd-263185757033&hydadcr=22536_11318350&keywords=the+haywire+heart&qid=1672692065&sr=8-1|The Haywire Heart]]

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**Cardiologist: How Hard Should Older Athletes Train?**

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===== Aging =====

  * [[health:age:aging|Barnacles and Aging]]
  * [[https://surfstrengthcoach.com/laws-training-longevity-health/?utm_source=Surf+Strength+Coach&utm_campaign=27432920bb-FREE_OPTIN_SAT_SALE&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c0d2a77a6c-27432920bb-373277746&goal=0_c0d2a77a6c-27432920bb-373277746&mc_cid=27432920bb&mc_eid=93fea93373|Principles of Training, Longevity, and Health ]]Surf Strength Coach
  * **Always Another Adventure ** [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi_RyC9IgDU0DhY87PEtKKTMci3XYzjFM|Older Athlete Video Series]]
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===== Books =====

  * [[https://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Therapy-Workbook-Self-Treatment/dp/1608824942/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=580689712042&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9033359&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=16963454837227348190&hvtargid=kwd-163088602&hydadcr=15555_13517418&keywords=the+trigger+point+therapy+workbook&qid=1686940925&sr=8-1|The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook]] Clair Davies, Amber Davies
  * [[https://amzn.to/2F4XBPU|Waterman 2.0: Optimized Movement for Lifelong, Pain-Free Paddling and Surfing, Kelly Starett]]
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