Ask Beth Archive

• How can I duck-dive without aggravating my back?0April 9, 2003

  How can I duck-dive without aggravating my back?

    Hey, Beth. My duck-diving is starting to really kill my back. In heavier surf, I have for years been using a deep...

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• My shoulders pop and click. Should I do something about them?0March 3, 2003

  My shoulders pop and click. Should I do something about them?

  Hello Beth, I am noticing clicks and pops in my shoulders. I do not notice this when paddling, however, I...

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• Rib injury- do I have to stop surfing for awhile?0February 1, 2003

  Rib injury- do I have to stop surfing for awhile?

  Hi Beth, Last summer, after a couple of days of surfing and paddling around in my 5/3 wetsuit (I am in...

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• How do even out my dominant versus non-dominant paddling arm?0January 25, 2003

  How do even out my dominant versus non-dominant paddling arm?

  Beth, I have been surfing for about 5 years now, and like allsurfers, I have my own certain position I tend...

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• I’ve been diagnosed & treated for shoulder tendonitis without relief. What can I do?0January 25, 2003

  I’ve been diagnosed & treated for shoulder tendonitis without relief. What can I do?

  Beth, I injured my shoulder about 4 years ago lifting weights, stopped lifting and it went away. I moved to San...

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• My elbow hurts. Could it be from new bicep exercises?0January 11, 2003

  My elbow hurts. Could it be from new bicep exercises?

  Hi Beth, Just read your article on Tennis/Surfer elbow in a recent SurfPulse article. It so happens that at this very...

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• What resources are out there about the physiological aspects of training to ride big waves?0January 6, 2003

  What resources are out there about the physiological aspects of training to ride big waves?

  Beth, I am doing a project for a high school physiology class. We chose from a list of factors and will...

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• How can I avoid calf muscle cramps?0December 16, 2002

  How can I avoid calf muscle cramps?

  Hi, I surf in cold water (high 40

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• What can I do to help shoulder tendonitis caused by paddling?2December 15, 2002

  What can I do to help shoulder tendonitis caused by paddling?

  QUESTION: What can I do to help shoulder tendonitis caused by paddling? Hi Beth, I was checking out your stuff on the SurfPulse...

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• I injured my shoulder while duck-diving. What should I do?0November 22, 2002

  I injured my shoulder while duck-diving. What should I do?

  QUESTION: I injured my shoulder while duck-diving. What should I do? Dear Beth, One surprisingly heavy day this summer at Rockaway I had...

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