Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Pioneering op puts golf ace Jack Nicklaus back on course

Jack Nicklaus (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
Jack Nicklaus (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

GOLF champion Jack Nicklaus has become one of the first people in the world to successfully undergo pioneering stem cell therapy to beat back pain – which cost just £36.

A back problem which the 78-year-old had suffered from childhood had left him unable to stand more than 10 minutes at a time, but now he is able to swing a golf club once again.

The 90-minute procedure, carried out in Germany by Dr Eckhard Alt, involved stem cells being removed from the abdomen and inserted into the lower back.

Experts behind the treatment believe it will become widely available in the next five years.

Mr Nicklaus, nicknamed the Golden Bear, told of his experience at the Unite to Cure conference in Vatican City, which brings together scientists, doctors, ethicists and faith leaders.

He said: “I can now stand for as long as I want. I played golf the next week and I thought this is pretty good.

“I wish I had met Eckhard about 20 years earlier. I’m a believer. I’ve had nice results.”

Mr Nicklaus underwent the procedure on his back in 2016 and is travelling back to Germany this week to have stem cells injected into his shoulder.

He said: “I like to fly fish and play tennis so it would be great if I could lift the arm higher and without pain.”