Anyone else suffering? 🤣
I'm 62 in March and been surfing about 5 years, on and off due to injuries.
6ft, 42 litre Lost Mayhem Puddle Jumper with Twin and Trailer MR fin set
Currently Line 2 on 2 to 3ft faces, angled take offs, cardboard slides, trimming, pumping with shallow top and bottom turns on frontside, occasional cutbacks. Very poor on backside.
Current injuries mean paddling out back is challenging so trying to take off in the pocket on the inside to avoid paddling too much
Right Romboid tear - 18 months physio
Left Rotator Cuff and left arm nerve pain - ongoing, possibly C4 and C5 issues
Right Meniscus tear - improving but weak. Wear compression stocking over knee when surfing
Head Finjuries - glued back together twice
Lower back pain - ongoing
Lower left back - QL pain too deep to massage out - no fix found yet
Sciatica symptoms in Right buttock and leg - possible cyst in Lumber Spine. Debilitating when at its worst but slowly improving - if I sit down less
I get some relief from walking, surfing (buoyancy when standing in waist to chest deep water) and lying flat on back - various Chtis Mills exercises
2026 AIMS - Line 3 turns, improving cutbacks frontside and trying to nail backside bottom turn. Courage to increase wave size/steepness without fear of more injuries 🙃
Hopefully an OMBE Surf Trip one day 🙏
