Koa Rothman Needed Spine Surgery After Years of Countless Big Wave Beatings
Koa Rothman Needed Spine Surgery After Years of Countless Big Wave Beatings Wednesday March 31, 2021 Staff Over the years, Koa Rothman has put his body through the wringer. Countless wipeout on countless waves have taken their toll, and finally, Koa Rothman needed spine surgery to fix it. Pro surfer take serious beatings — just recently Jamie O’Brien may have seriously injured his knee at Pipeline. For years now, Rothman has been dealing with neck pain. Big swells would come, he’d force himself to surf, he’d hurt his neck, and then take a few days or weeks off to h...