With his game ailing, Tiger Woods announced he underwent a second microdiscectomy surgery on his back. “This is certainly disappointing, but I’m a fighter,” Woods said. “I’ve been told I can make a ...

Over five years, subsequent reoperation rates for single-level lumbar discectomy reached 14.4%, according to a study published in Spine. Four things to know: 1. The study included 308,979 adult ...

Tiger Woods underwent microdecompression surgery of the lumbar spine for nerve impingement in his lower back, he announced via X on Friday. “The surgery went smoothly,” Woods said in the statement. “I ...

Tiger Woods had yet another surgery on his lower back on Friday morning. This one he hopes will relieve some of the spasms he experienced this year. It was the sixth surgery on his lower back in the ...

Patients who struggle with sciatica, or leg pain, can often trace the discomfort to a herniated disc in their lower back. You don’t have to be a powerlifter to be at risk for a herniation; sometimes ...

Alliance Orthopedics is excited to welcome Dr. Gino Chiappetta, M.D., to its team of distinguished providers. Gino Chiappetta brings over 18 years of excellence in delivering elite spine care. We are ...

On the heels of a trying season that saw him fail to seriously contend in major championships and miss five cuts while his world ranking plummeted, Tiger Woods announced Friday night that he underwent ...

Tiger Woods had another surgery on his lower back — his sixth in the past 10 years — on Friday morning. This one he hopes will relieve some of the spasms he experienced this year. In a brief statement ...