Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Medical Group Spine Health
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Sports and EntertainmentTiger Woods Recovering From Emergency Orthopedic Surgery
Estimated read time: 4 minutesGolfer Tiger Woods suffered multiple leg fractures, as well as severe ankle and foot injuries, after a serious car crash.
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Spine Injuries in Football
Estimated read time: 3 minutesThe spine is an intricate structure composed of bones known as vertebrae, the vertebral disc, the spinal cord, and spinal nerves. Football, a full contact and a high velocity sport, places increased...
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Tiger Woods Undergoes Lumbar Microdiscectomy, Rehab Critical in His Return to Golf
Estimated read time: 4 minutesAlthough it’s said jokingly at times, there is some reality to the quote, “Back pain will bring the strongest of men to his knees!” Prior to his surgery, professional golf phenomenon, Tiger Woods...
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Lebron James Sits out Preseason Games Following Injection for Back Pain
Estimated read time: 4 minutesIf you’re a basketball fan, you probably know that Cleveland Cavaliers forward and NBA mega-star LeBron James had to miss his team’s final two preseason games following a “precautionary” anti...
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Football Season Brings Increased Risk of Back Injuries
Estimated read time: 5 minutesAs a high-impact sport where big hits are…well, a BIG HIT, it’s understandable that player injuries are a fact of life on the gridiron. And although spinal trauma may run a distant fourth to knee, leg...
