The Most Common Injuries in Surfing

Video shows 15-year-old in critical condition after striking head while subway surfing

Knees cop a lot of insult during surfing. I see about 10-15 knees a week (which is a lot by the way). But how do all these injuries occur you wonder? Well from a purely mechanical point of view, I think sometimes people are trying to fit the wrong type of manoeuvre into the wave at a particular point in time. Let me explain… Your knee- in relation to your hips and ankles- go through very specific ranges of motion depending on the type of turns you are doing. If you are getting really tight turns