I would like to open this topic on any sup related health issues
I have seen and heard of people being kept out of the water due to injurie and sickness issues.

We have talked a lot about bicep tendon issues, and that's great and helpfully.
The idea here is to add any concern you may have
It seems we all have different issues and injuries and it would be great to share and remedy you may have found.

There are two on the top of my list that I think are very important to keep you on the water

Bicep pain be it tendanitis or a tear

Shoulder impingement or tear

Knee issues , can be from kneeling on board

Lumps and bumps

Hemariods. . Yes not great topic but a very much part of sup and can keep you out of the water

Please add any issues you have experienced and if you found a great solution.

I know one bloke who had a very serious health issue while supping, his ticker had a melt downhe had some good advice, go get thoroughly checked out. I took that advice and apart from some bad cholesterol, and high blood pressure Im getting healthier all the time.

17 stitches while unloading for a Downwinder

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Foam said...

Hemariods. .

Yes I got a bunch of grapes when a arrogant out of control sup kook tried to kill me due to being in a line up he had no right to be in....

I clenched that tight I thought I would make wine

Hemariods. . Yes not great topic but a very much part of sup and can keep you out of the water

I'll never forget 2008 TDF stage winner Cyril Desser. Road the Tour with haemorrhoids. Serious respect.

WTF health issues! I thought we got SUPs because of health issues like dodgy knees and backs and roto cuffs etc that meant we couldn't ride regular boards so we had to buy these tankers and torment the poor short boarders who had just got over mal shock. As for hemorrhoids well that's kind of personal ain't it?

Mental Health

No I don't think hemaroids are personal the idea was to share any injurie etc that caused you to not sup

Hemaroids can and will keep you out of the water for weeks
You can also get a blood clot if ignored

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Macaha said...
Mental Health

Yes indeed, sup or any exercise is great for mental health and depression

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Macaha said..
Mental Health

Big one, too often ignored.
Doesn't have to be SUP, but getting in the water every morning can save your life.

I will share.. I recently got the nose of my board in the chest , never hurt that much at all I carried on surfing

Next day severe chest pain over heart got checked out for heat trouble but was found I had a badly brused sternum a knock to the sternum can bring on sever sharp pains as per a heart attack

As usual being a man I thought Na she be right just a paddling pain but.... what if it was not

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Nozza said...

Macaha said..
Mental Health

Big one, too often ignored.
Doesn't have to be SUP, but getting in the water every morning can save your life.

If you think someone you know is a bit low ask the question it won't hurt but may make the difference between them giving up and getting back to the sun shine.

The idea here is things like paddle length ...you went short and it caused severe pain and why and how you over come the problem .

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Foam said..
The idea here is things like paddle length ...you went short and it caused severe pain and why and how you over come the problem .

I got a longer paddle.

nice - more than happy to contribute!

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Foam said..
The idea here is things like paddle length ...you went short and it caused severe pain and why and how you over come the problem .

Sorry, seriously, when I went from newbie adjustable paddle to fixed, I followed conventional wisdom and shortened by about 2 inches.
Got neck and shoulder pain developing.
Got another fixed 4 inches longer, no problem since.

I got a slight pain in the neck from the hard time my wife gave me for buying 3 boards in fairly quick succession.

She improved her outlook dramatically when one of the boards was for her and she got the bug too.

I have bad bicep pain and sometime shoulder pain both I think from the bicep tenon my paddle is 3 above
I have to have at least two days rest off the board to recover enough to have another session, I can go for three sessions before I'm in bad pain again

Rest and ice make the pain die off
There has become a point little where I think I may get a scan just to be sure I have not got a tear as this has been ongoing now for some time
But tendinitis can go n for months it can be just a time factor
But again if unsure ask for a referral to get a scan or miss a whole season in recovery
I do however have a new paddle on the way and might make it 4 or 5 above and see if this solves any problems.

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Nozza said...

Macaha said..
Mental Health

Big one, too often ignored.
Doesn't have to be SUP, but getting in the water every morning can save your life.

Yeah this is true. But overtraining can actually trigger depression. And if you take part in lots of races, the emotional highs and lows of that can be a risk factor over time as well. So, as with most things health-wise, you have to find a balance, and know yourself. Every time you really push your body to it's limits, or get super-excited, you are flooding yourself with endogenous chemicals (eg. endorphins, adrenaline etc) and this can mess with the delicate balance of your brain's neurochemistry. So, be kind to yourself. If you are exercising so hard that you find your sleep is disturbed, or you are having mood swings, catching lots of colds, or have very low energy all the time, then dial it back and let someone close to you know what is going on.

There is lots of information out there about the physical risks of overtraining. But the mental effects can be just as profound - or even more so for some people.

Well said

I myself have been quite low or depressed after days on end of surfing biting at everyone and anything
Arguing with good advice given for no reason

Yes training can be an obsession , because mostly it makes you feel good. Personally I think overtraining is a massive issue today , not just sup. It seems high intensity stuff is all the rage , training at high intensity all the time is a recipe for disaster mentally and physically. Always concerns me when people say you have to train at an intensity that will make you puke , utter crap. The idea of training is to build the body the immune system the central nervous system to become more efficient and stronger , not to break it down. You can avoid injuries by listening to your body , your mind is easily capable of pushing yr body beyond its limits.

My financial health has gone downhill since I started paddling.
Not sure if there is a cure.

I get a pinched ulner nerve in one arm after long (2 hour plus) flat water paddles. Makes my little finger go numb. Any tips for loosening / sorting that all?

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Hawaiiheke said..
I get a pinched ulner nerve in one arm after long (2 hour plus) flat water paddles. Makes my little finger go numb. Any tips for loosening / sorting that all?

How do you know it's an ulner nerve?

Dr Google of course!

Big SUP tanker - meet right foot:

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Hawaiiheke said...
Dr Google of course!

Do you sleep with your elbows bent also??

Cubital tunnel syndrome can be pretty fiddly. It's a mix of reducing paddling load, technique review as often sore arm is gripping too tight and gentle neural mobility exercises. It's made worse by elbow being bent and loaded. So if you sleep with bent elbows, fashion a brace out of a towel and some tape to lock your elbow straight

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CarterSUPhysio said..

Hawaiiheke said...
Dr Google of course!

Do you sleep with your elbows bent also??

Cubital tunnel syndrome can be pretty fiddly. It's a mix of reducing paddling load, technique review as often sore arm is gripping too tight and gentle neural mobility exercises. It's made worse by elbow being bent and loaded. So if you sleep with bent elbows, fashion a brace out of a towel and some tape to lock your elbow straight

Yep. I sure do sleep with elbows bent. Mostly because I revert to a foetal position chewing my nails on account of my brushes with the minster of war an finance over SUP-related expenditure.

I see there are some videos of ulnar flossing exercises floating around in tube-land so might have to run with those for the time being.

It's not too problematic. Just comes and goes a wee bit.

Being parked up in front of a pc all day doesn't help the "straight arm" treatment either unfortunately!

Thanks for the tips!

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tightlines said..
My financial health has gone downhill since I started paddling.
Not sure if there is a cure.

Yes I suffer from the same malady. lol

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Hawaiiheke said..

CarterSUPhysio said..

Hawaiiheke said...
Dr Google of course!

Do you sleep with your elbows bent also??

Cubital tunnel syndrome can be pretty fiddly. It's a mix of reducing paddling load, technique review as often sore arm is gripping too tight and gentle neural mobility exercises. It's made worse by elbow being bent and loaded. So if you sleep with bent elbows, fashion a brace out of a towel and some tape to lock your elbow straight

Yep. I sure do sleep with elbows bent. Mostly because I revert to a foetal position chewing my nails on account of my brushes with the minster of war an finance over SUP-related expenditure.

I see there are some videos of ulnar flossing exercises floating around in tube-land so might have to run with those for the time being.

It's not too problematic. Just comes and goes a wee bit.

Being parked up in front of a pc all day doesn't help the "straight arm" treatment either unfortunately!

Thanks for the tips!

Ulnar flossing is good - just got to remember that it needs to be done during a pain free period. If you do it whilst it's stirred up - you'll just ad to the stirring up tennis ball into the forearm flexors (palm side of forearm) for some self massage can help a little too - rolling back and forward

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Casso said..
Big SUP tanker - meet right foot:

oblique mid shaft 5th metatarsal fracture!! gnarly!! How was surfing in a moon boot!???