Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Kyphosis is a spinal condition that can often be treated with physical therapy and pain-relieving medications. But kyphosis can also cause severe spinal curvature and pain, making surgery the best ...

Will Zalatoris will miss the rest of the 2025 PGA Tour season after having a second back surgery in two years. The 28-year-old, currently ranked 84th in the world, announced on social media that he ...

Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back that had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New ...

Back problems are back for Will Zalatoris. Fresh off a missed cut at last week’s PGA Championship, the 28-year-old underwent back surgery on Friday to repair two herniated discs and will miss the ...

Woods made the announcement Friday on his social media channels. He played in just five events this year, and it's believed to be his sixth career back surgery. Tiger Woods had micro decompression ...

When Will Zalatoris putted out for a second-round 76 at the PGA Championship in missing the cut last week, he stiffly reached down to pick his ball out of the hole. He smiled when shaking hands with ...

Tiger Woods announced Friday that he underwent another surgery on his back. The microdecompression surgery of Woods' lumbar spine was performed for a nerve impingement of his lower back. The procedure ...