This is pretty scary for first-time surfers...surfer's myelopathy?

Question

hello,soon i'm going to a surfing camp but this link is pretty scary. how often does this happen to first time surfers? is there anything i can do to avoid this besides not surfing? should i still go to the surf camp?

http://www.to-hawaii.com/surfersparalysis.php

Answer 1

well i watched a show on this and i'm pretty freaked out too. i was also wondering if it does that to you spine when you do back-flips. when i was watching the show, it said it was VERY rare only a few cases a year so if you were one of those people, i would be looking at lottery tickets if i were you. lol. like i said its rare so i would still go to the camp if i were you. don't be too worried about it.