One extremely rare condition (there have been a total of 9 people suffering by it for the entire period of 5 years between 1998 and 2003) that affects only first-time surfers. Surfer’s Myelopathy, as it is called, has not been proven as a permanent condition, but that there are not enough cases for such a conclusion is more probable. The condition is caused only when a surfer enters the waters for the first time. The position and movement of the board and water cause some damage to the spine, leading to the Myelopathy.
Out of the 9 known cases that have been monitored in the mentioned period concluded that three of them lost some of the normal functions of their urination, four received persistent weakness in some part of the body, a third were able to reach a full recovery and only one is suffering from permanent paraplegia.
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