Atención de la columna vertebral
Los médicos de columna vertebral, que pueden ser ortopedistas o neurocirujanos, diagnostican y tratan problemas relacionados con la columna vertebral. Estos profesionales pueden ayudar con el tratamiento del dolor de cuello y espalda, así como con el tratamiento de lesiones, traumatismos y enfermedades relacionadas con la columna vertebral. Es posible que deba ver a un especialista en columna vertebral si tiene hernia de disco, daño en los nervios, dolor en el nervio ciático o dolor de espalda crónico.
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 HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital, A part of Trident Hospital, our spine care team is ready to guide you on a journey towards recovery. We offer services for diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention.
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.