@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of sport surfing-related injuries - a cross-sectional study of the Portuguese surfing teachers",
journal="Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology",
year="2023",
author="Barbosa-Sequeira, J. and Oliveira, J. and Lorenzo-Martínez, M. and Barcala-Furelos, R. and Queiroga, A.C. and Moreira-Pinto, J.",
volume="39",
number="2",
pages="155-162",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Surfing is an increasingly popular recreational sport in Portugal. Although surfing-related injuries have short-term and long-term impact, little is known about their prevalence. Our purpose is to determine the lifetime prevalence of surfing-related injuries in the Portuguese surfing teachers (ST) population. Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional study of the Portuguese ST population. An online survey was distributed through all surfing schools registered at Portuguese Surf Federation to their teachers. The survey included a brief demographic characterization and questions regarding past surf injuries. <br><br>RESULTS: 102 teachers answered the survey. Most ST were male (94,1%), with a median age of 37 years old (range 20-52) and a median surfing practice experience of 22 years (range 1-40). The most frequent injuries were musculoskeletal (58.2%) and skin and soft tissue conditions (58.2%). 46.8% reported previous history of external ear exostosis, and 17.7% pterygium. Concussion, vertebral trauma, and drowning were rare. We found no association between types of surfing modalities and previous history of surf-related injuries (p > 0.05). <br><br>DISCUSSION: To our knowledge, this is the first research on injuries of Portuguese ST. ST constitute an experienced surfing population, which makes them a good sample to get a diverse history of past injuries. Thus, getting a broader perspective on acute and long-term injuries that surfers can suffer while practicing the sport. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Portuguese ST have a high rate of traumatic injuries, which point to the need for a systematic approach to injury prevention and water safety education in the surfing community. <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0949-328X",
doi="10.1016/j.orthtr.2022.11.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2022.11.002"
}