PGT: Holmes will undergo surgery to battle vertigo

Earlier in the day, it was revealed that J.B. Holmes would be undergoing brain surgery in the near future to alleviate symptoms similar to vertigo. Holmes had pulled out of The Barclays in the morning, but since then, the PGA Tour has released more information concerning his condition and the procedure to improve his equilibrium.

The specific condition Holmes is suffering from is called?Chiari malformations.?Chiari malformations are structural defects in the cerebellum, which controls equilibrium. For Holmes, the indented bony space at the lower rear of the skull (just beneath where your brain juts out of the back of your skull) is smaller than normal, the cerebellum and brain stem can be pushed downward. The resulting pressure can cause a range of symptoms including dizziness, muscle weakness, numbness, vision problems, headache, and problems with balance and coordination.

The Kentucky native first experienced these symptoms at The Players in May. He felt them again after missing U.S. Open qualifying in early June, then pulled out of that next week?s event in Memphis. After opening with 80 at the PGA Championship, Holmes pulled out of the tournament.

After having the diagnosis confirmed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore (which provided fine care to me when I had a fractured skull as a child), surgery was recommended.

Holmes will have surgery on September 1 and miss the next three months to recover fully. The 2-time PGA Tour winner in Phoenix will be back to some form of light golf practice in a month.

?I know when people hear ?brain surgery? it conjures up all kinds images, but this a relatively low-risk surgery and only takes about an hour and a half.? Best of all, there?s a very high success rate in fixing the condition,? Holmes said in a release. ??It?s just such a relief to know that there?s a name for what I?ve been going through these past few months and that I have a good chance of getting back to golf and to my regular life.?

Source: http://progolftalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/22/holmes-schedules-brain-surgery-will-miss-three-months/related/

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