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Hopefully he won't be out too long.Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun will have to take an indefinite medical leave of absence to address spinal stenosis, a lower back condition that causes him severe pain and hampers his mobility.
“Last summer, Jim had some significant back pain and has seen two excellent back specialists,” said Dr. Peter Schulman, Calhoun’s primary care doctor. “The initial approach recommended to him was stretching, physical therapy and exercise, and that was successful for several months. It turns out that there is some degenerative problem in the lumbar vertebrae and it’s impinging on the nerves.”
The Huskies have struggled lately, dropping four consecutive games and falling out of the Top 25 after a 12-1 start to the season.