. >> jose jiminez lived with back pain. >> one day it's hard to get out of bed. did get out of bed, you know? it was, my lower back was on fire. >> after several misdiagnosis he learned he had a disc condition but just 37 was rear leery of back surgery. there is a clinical triem whose spine doesn't require surgery. dr. paul slosav directing the medical trial and says insteved a full back procedure, surgeons disable nerves that are responsible for transmitting the pain. using a technology developed by relieven. >> it's a radio frequency. that sounds complex. it's a needle-based treatment. >> using x ray, we can safafly place tlit without having to make a large incision. >> once inside the probe able to penetrate into the vertebrae to reach the nerves inside heat is then used to deaden the nerves. >> the device is still in trials but patients reported relief after receiving the treatment. if proven effective he says it could provide a new option oochl it will be a game changer. we have little that doesn't need a spinal fusion. >> jose jiminez hoping to find relief

. >> jose jiminez lived with back pain. >> one day it's hard to get out of bed. i did get out of bed, you know? it was, my lower back was on fire. >> after several misdiagnosis he learned he had a disc condition but just 37 was rear leery of back surgery. clinical triem whose spine doesn't require surgery. dr. paul slosav directing the medical trial and says insteved a full back procedure, surgeons disable nerves that are responsible for transmitting the pain. using a technology developed by relieven. >> it's a radio frequency. that sounds complex. it's a needle-based treatment. >> using x ray, we can safely place tlit without having to make a large incision. >> once inside the probe able to penetrate into the vertebrae to reach the nerves inside heat is then used to deaden the nerves. >> the device is still in trials but patients reported relief after receiving the treatment. if proven effective he says it could provide a new option oochl it will be a game changer. we have little that doesn't need a spinal fusion. >> jose jiminez hoping to find relief from a dec

. >>> miguel jiminez is setting a new milestone on the european tour. he broke his own record as the tour's oldest winner at 49. he wong at -- won at the hong kong open. he finished with a 12 under total of 268. >>> to the other end of the age spectrum now, the teenager lydia coe has won her first tournament as a professional. she has won the world ladies match in taiwan. back in january 2012 as an amateur she was the youngest ever person to win a pro event and she won the nfw open at the age of just 14. >>> horse racing now. he won the luke kaifb hong kong cup. it was ridden by doug lass white of south america. the hong kong cup is the world's richest turf race with the first prize worth $2.86 million: there's much more sport on our website. there's also details there on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. that's all for sports now. now back to laura. >> thanks very much. >>> stay with her. barb ra has another full bulletin of news for you from london right ahead. >>> welcome to "al jazeera america." i'm richelle carey. here a

>> 7-year-old joshua jiminez was one of the kid that got a present. he lives at the shelter with nine brothers and sisters. >> he gave me a ninja turtle. >> somebody at an age that mostly they think about themselves decided he wanted to do something for other kids, so christmas happened because he cared. >> jaxson doesn't fully grasp how much he helped the children but he said it's cool to aid kids. >> i want to do it again next year, and then the next year and then the next year. until i'm like 20. >> that means a lot of smiles and toys for homeless kids. >> very, very cool. >>> ross is coming up next with the day in sports. >> we're talking about nba and some controversy. it's the right to bear arms. we'll discuss that hot topic. >> the gun show. >> get your ticket! >>> ross is here. we have some basketball and a little controversy. >> right to bear arms. get your tickets to the gun show, but they work hard during the off-season. here's the deal. the nba is in the spotlight because the only game on tv on christmas day. you have five games on tap and