Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Medical Group Spine Health
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Sports and Entertainment
Tiger 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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Sports and Entertainment
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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Sports and Entertainment
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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Sports and Entertainment
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...
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Sports and Entertainment
Chicago Bulls Player Mike Dunleavy Is Latest Top Athlete to Undergo Lumbar Microdiscectomy
Estimated read time: 4 minutesChicago Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy now has something in common with legendary golfer Tiger Woods. Both pro athletes have undergone lumbar microdiscectomy procedures over the past few weeks, and both...