Newsday (N.Y.): Mickelson receiving treatment for form of arthritis
By Art Spander
Special to Newsday
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Phil Mickelson has been receiving treatment for psoriatic arthritis, a form of the disease in which the person also has psoriasis of the skin.
Mickelson, ranked No. 2 in the World Golf Rankings, revealed his ailment Tuesday after a practice round for the 92nd PGA Championship.
"It's probably going to get out,'' said Mickelson, "so I want to clear it up. About five days before the U.S. Open [in early June] I woke up, and I had some intense pain in some areas of my body, some joints and tendons and so forth; so much so, that I couldn't walk. And it progressively got worse.''
Mickelson, 40, visited a doctor and then after last month's British Open went to the Mayo Clinic. He began treatment and said "things have been great the last couple of weeks, and I've been able to practice full-bore, I guess, starting last Monday. It's been only about a week now.''
He had a chance to overtake Tiger Woods at No. 1 in the rankings last weekend at the WGC-Bridgestone, but Mickelson shot a final-round 78 and tied for 46th.
"I hadn't able to work out the last seven weeks,'' said Mickelson of his physical routine. "Last week I was able to start working out. I'm about 80 percent of the weight I was before, so things look good. And I've been able to put in some longer workdays practicing here this week.''
Mickelson won the Masters in April, his fourth major, then was erratic in both the U.S. and British Opens, although he tied Woods for fourth in the U.S. at Pebble Beach.
"I didn't play well at the British,'' said Mickelson, "or last week, but I believe the game's coming around."
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Special to Newsday
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. -- Phil Mickelson has been receiving treatment for psoriatic arthritis, a form of the disease in which the person also has psoriasis of the skin.
Mickelson, ranked No. 2 in the World Golf Rankings, revealed his ailment Tuesday after a practice round for the 92nd PGA Championship.
"It's probably going to get out,'' said Mickelson, "so I want to clear it up. About five days before the U.S. Open [in early June] I woke up, and I had some intense pain in some areas of my body, some joints and tendons and so forth; so much so, that I couldn't walk. And it progressively got worse.''
Mickelson, 40, visited a doctor and then after last month's British Open went to the Mayo Clinic. He began treatment and said "things have been great the last couple of weeks, and I've been able to practice full-bore, I guess, starting last Monday. It's been only about a week now.''
He had a chance to overtake Tiger Woods at No. 1 in the rankings last weekend at the WGC-Bridgestone, but Mickelson shot a final-round 78 and tied for 46th.
"I hadn't able to work out the last seven weeks,'' said Mickelson of his physical routine. "Last week I was able to start working out. I'm about 80 percent of the weight I was before, so things look good. And I've been able to put in some longer workdays practicing here this week.''
Mickelson won the Masters in April, his fourth major, then was erratic in both the U.S. and British Opens, although he tied Woods for fourth in the U.S. at Pebble Beach.
"I didn't play well at the British,'' said Mickelson, "or last week, but I believe the game's coming around."
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