Surfer's Medical Association

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Join SMA in Hawai’i next month!
To register see link in bio.

SMA private wave pool session reschedule for 9/14/24, 8-12. [email protected] for more info and to reserve a spot.

Tavi on the mind

SMA Tavarua! Another amazing year and looking forward to 2025!

Surf and Learn in Honolulu!
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Join SMA at our Honolulu Summer Conference! Details on our website: https://surfersmedicalassociation.org/product/surfers-medical-association-honolulu-summer-conference/

Magdalena Bay (Baja Mexico) Surf and Fish event(magbaytours.com)
Sponsored by the Surfers Medical Association(surfersmedicalassociation.org)
August 4 – August 11, 2024

Now opening to non-alumni spots of a limited quantity. Trip attendees must be members of the SMA to attend. After confirming with me that a spot is still available then attendeeswould need to join the Surfers Medical association ($100 for Professional Membership, $75 for Active Duty or Retired Military Membership or $50 for Non-Professional Membership). There is also a Conference Fee of $175 to be paid the Surfers Medical association as well. We require a medically relevant talk of approximately 30 minutes in duration. Talks are necessary in that this conference is doubling as a medical relevant conference and should meet the criteria of category 2 for those needing verification regarding employer paidreimbursement or to meet tax deduction standards if they would apply and be allowed given the individuals circumstances and relevant tax code laws.

The trip itself costs

Join the Surfer’s Medical Association! We are conducting our fall membership drive. Be on the lookout for more info and giveaways. Link in bio.

Surf around the world, join SMA at conferences and missions. More info on 2024 trips to Baja and Tavarua to come!

Bula Vinaka to the Tavarua Island staff, management, captains and surf guides for an incredible week! Going home with full minds, full hearts, full stomachs and sore arms! A great group of docs, health pros and Aussie beer brewers!See you next year!

SMA Tavarua 2023! Another successful village clinic day.

SMA Tavarua conference. Bure now available! June 24-July 1
Contact [email protected]

Check out our revamped website via the link tree in our bio!!!

ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT!! Our Tavarua conference is June 24 -July 1! Go to our site and look under our conferences tab for more info. DM if interested!

We hope you're catching some beautiful waves this holiday season!

Tonight! Find more information on the profile

Just released our fall journal! Click the link in our bio to read all these great articles. Here's the start of one case report from Gavin H. Harris, MD: A 32-year-old otherwise healthy, former Division I swimmer was surfing a longboard in 2-3 foot fickle East Coast waves. After one ride he was caught inside near shore in approximately 2-3ft of water and pulled his board in close to keep from flying out and striking other surfers. As the wave crested and broke, he grasped the leash with his right hand close to the leash-plug and the leash twisted and snapped to tension when he ducked under the lip. The surfer immediately felt a shooting pain in his right fifth digit and saw blood in the water.... read the rest in our journal!

Tomorrow! Toss a follow and join them virtually for this great talk!

Good stuff from WMS!

Mag Bay conference 2022 a success! Good waves, fishing and conference topics such as ophthalmology, orthopedics, lightening strikes and more! Thanks Dan for organizing a great event!

We are saddened to hear the news of the death of Dr Bill Jones. Bill has been a longtime SMA Kahuna, Former Executive Director, conference organizer and Editor of the Surfing Medicine Journal. Bill’s stoke for wave riding lasted for over 60 years and his infectious spirit of Aloha has been an inspiration for us all. Bill will be honored in the next edition of Surfing Medicine.

SMA Tavarua. Another successful conference!

Surf Survival, the essential surfers health handbook! Authored by SMA members Dr’s Nathanson, Everline and Renneker. Get yours at https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1510740902/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile. Gnarly stuff!

Spots available for SMA Indies Trader Mentawai conference. August 13-26 2022. Check SMA website for info

FEATURE FRIDAY!!!
We want to present Dr. Tiffany M. Lau a PGY4 who attended The University of Kansas- School of Medicine and for residency she is at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, NY completing her residency in PM&R! She wrote a beautiful article called Adaptive surfing and surf therapy.

🏄‍♀️Why PM&R?
My love of physiatry began with helping my Dad through his recovery process after an extensive spinal surgery and subsequent development of a foot drop. I helped him navigate the process of being fitted for an ankle foot orthosis and watched him through his rehabilitation journey. I am passionate about physiatry because it empowers patients to be more functional and helps them with their independence. I love physiatry because it focuses on the whole picture of a patient and approaches problems from unique and different perspectives.

🏄‍♀️Why surf medicine and what got you interested in surf medicine?
I love to surf and love to be in the ocean. Surf medicine for me is this amazing place where many of my passions are blended into one place.

🏄‍♀️Why did you write the article?
I am passionate about adaptive sports and helping differently abled individuals return to the sports that they love. I wrote the article highlighting adaptive surfing because I wanted to increase awareness about adaptive surfing and the benefits that surf therapy can have for people.

🏄‍♀️Do you surf?
Yes

🏄‍♀️How long?
I learned how to surf when I was in Hawaii in 2016, and have been surfing ever since.

🏄‍♀️Career goals?
Currently, I am pursuing a fellowship for sports medicine. Ideally, I would also like to work with a sporting team as a team physician and continue to work with an adaptive sports program. It would be amazing to continue working with surf medicine as well.

🏄‍♀️What are you interested in?
Aside from surfing and sports medicine I am interested in regenerative medicine and the technologies and advancements that are currently being developed. My hobbies include baking, hiking and spending time with my family and friends.

Continue sending us your research and your work!
LINK IN BIO @ White Plains, New York

🏄‍♀️ FEATURE FRIDAY!!! We are highlighting some interesting research from our followers and members! For our first, we are so happy to introduce Claudia Jimenez. She is a PGY2who attended the University of Puerto Rico Medical School and is currently at the University of Puerto Rico Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program!

Dr. Jimenez has been very proactive in surfing medicine and recently published an article on the kinetic chain amongst surfers!

🏄‍♀️Why did you choose PM&R?
Out of all of the fields in medicine, PM&R is the one that called my attention because it helps the patient rekindle their goals. We help patients see beyond disease and help them reconnect with their sense of self by motivating them in new ways to live an empowered life with their goals and passions. It is a true team approach!

🏄‍♀️Why are you interested in Surf Medicine?
I love Surfing, it is my favorite sport. It has a unique healing power for the mind and body and it is a sport that you can practice for a life time. Maximizing the body’s mechanical potential through understanding biomechanics and how this translates to injury prevention and elite performance is a true driving force.

🏄‍♀️Do you surf?
I do, I learned when I was about five years old from my dad who used to push me on a foam board until I could eventually hold my own paddling. I’ve loved being in the water as long as I can remember.

🏄‍♀️What got you interested in amputee medicine?
I have always been inspired by the resilience of the amputee population especially in sports. I think they are truly inspiring because despite the mental and physical challenges in their path, relearning how to do what you love in a new way, the amputee population with athletes such as in surfing just keeps defying the odds of what we thought was possible. They are inspiring us to believe in our ability to achieve our goals no matter how difficult or impossible they may seem.

🏄‍♀️What are you interested in and career goals?
I have a particular interest in adaptive sports and I would love to further develop adaptive sports in Puerto Rico.
🏄‍♀️Article LINK IN BIO!
🏄‍♀️Follow her @ Puerto Rico