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Spine Center Conditions and Treatments

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MUSC Health offers a variety of treatments to relieve back pain and to assist with your spine condition. From non-surgical treatments, such as shots or injections, to surgical approaches utilizing the latest technologies, such as robotic-assisted surgery and minimally-invasive techniques, we work closely together to determine the best options for you.

Examples of Spine Conditions We Treat

  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Cervicalgia (Neck Pain)
  • Craniocervical Instability
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
  • Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
  • Facet Joint Pain
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Fractures
  • Herniated Disc
  • Infections (Osteomyelitis and Discitis)
  • Lumbago (Lower Back Pain)

  • Myelopathy
  • Nerve Compression
  • Radiculopathy
  • Sacroiliac Joint Pain
  • Sciatica
  • Spina Bifida
  • Spinal Deformities
  • Spinal Instability
  • Spinal Bone Spurs
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Tethered Cord
  • Traumatic Spinal Injury
  • Tumors

Non-Surgical Spine Treatments

Our PM&R team offers a variety of non-surgical treatments to deliver back pain relief. Our pain specialists are board-certified and fellowship trained who have extensive training in pain management. Examples of some treatments this Spine Center team provides include injections and nerve block, regenerative medicine, spinal cord stimulators and joint and tendon injections.

Surgical Treatments

Our Spine Center's surgical team represents top experts within the orthopedic and neurosurgery fields. Many of our surgical treatments are minimally-invasive, in order to provide the best post-surgical results, with decreased post-operative pain, smaller incisions, and a lower risk of infection. Robotic-assisted surgery is also available to our spine patients, which allows for enhanced surgical precision and shorter recovery times. Examples of treatments our spine surgeons provide include, but are not limited to:

  • Artificial disc replacement
  • Coccygectomy
  • Corpectomy
  • Endoscopic spine surgery
  • Osteotomy
  • Spinal fusion
  • Spinal fracture repair

  • Scoliosis and kyphosis surgery
  • Sacroiliac joint surgery
  • Spinal cord stimulator
  • Spinal nerve and cord decompression
  • Tethered cord release
  • Pain pumps