As Texans star defensive end J.J. Watt contemplates his medical options after suffering a setback to his surgically repaired back that underwent a microdiscectomy in late July and has now landed him on injured reserve, doctors weighed in on his medical outlook.
Watt is seeing specialists to determine if he should have another surgery for the herniated disk he aggravated.
Dr. Luga Podesta, the director of sports medicine at St. Charles Orthopedics in New York and a former training camp medical consultant for the Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints, answered the following questions from The Chronicle.