Spine care
Spine specialists, who can be orthopedists or neurosurgeons, diagnose and treat injuries, trauma and diseases related to the spine. Spine care doctors also offer care for herniated discs, nerve damage, sciatica, neck pain or chronic back pain.
Spine health in Summerville, South Carolina
Chronic back and neck pain can affect all areas of your life, but we're here to help.
At Summerville Medical Center, our spine care team is ready to guide you on a journey towards recovery. We offer services for diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Spine conditions and disorders we treat
We provide innovative, often life-changing treatment for musculoskeletal and neurological disorders, including:
- Arthritis
- Chronic back pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Herniated disc
- Kyphosis
- Mechanical neck pain
- Muscle strain
- Neck pain
- Nerve damage
- Osteoarthritis
- Pinched nerve
- Poor posture
- Prior spine surgery
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
- Sprained ligaments
Spine care services we offer
We are dedicated to providing personalized orthopedic and neurological care to you and your family.
Our advanced spine treatments
The fellowship-trained, board-certified spine specialists at our hospital offer a variety of surgical and nonsurgical treatment options, including:
- Anterior cervical discectomy
- Anterior cervical fusion
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
- Bone grafting
- Corpectomy
- Discectomy
- Disc replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminoplasty
- Lumbar discectomy
- Lumbar laminectomy
- Posterior cervical foraminotomy/discectomy
- Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)
- Spinal fusion
Minimally invasive spine surgery
We offer state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical options, including both fusion and non-fusion surgeries. Many of our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgeries. In fact, we have performed over 6,750 robot-assisted procedures since introducing them to our spine program in 2012.
The robot-assisted spine surgeries we provide include:
- Laminectomy — procedure that removes the bone covering the roof of the spinal canal
- Discectomy — procedure that removes part of a herniated disc which hits a nerve in the spine
Spine rehabilitation services
If you are in need of intensive services to fully recover from your spine procedure, inpatient physical therapy is available. We also offer outpatient physical rehabilitation and occupational therapy to help you regain your mobility. Your team of doctors can help determine which therapy option is right for you.