Books by Michael Martin Cohen, M.D.
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Michael Martin Cohen, M.D.
The first time I experienced seasickness I wanted to die! But let me start at the beginning. In 1974 I moved to Boston with my wife to begin my neurology training. We decided on a lark to enroll in an introductory sailing course on the Charles River and we continued to sail the Charles River after work and on weekends.
After completing my training, I returned home to begin the practice of neurology in Philadelphia. I decided to take a navigation course out of Annapolis, Maryland. We left the dock and headed south out of Annapolis directly into a squall. It was then that I experienced my first and worst attack of seasickness. After missing most of a full day, I recovered enough to participate; but on returning home, I realized how little I understood about seasickness. Like a young, eager physician, I researched the topic, realizing that it was a brain problem. I presented the topic of seasickness at our hospital neurology grand rounds. It was well received, and I summarized the information in an article for Yachting Magazine, published in 1981. After completing the magazine article, it became apparent that seasickness was but one of the conditions with which sailors should be more familiar.
Out of that research came the first edition of this book entitled “Dr. Cohen's Healthy Sailor Book.”
