My problem began with pain from the left side of my lower back that radiated down my left leg. My…read moreprimary care physician did an x-ray and didn't see anything so he set me up for physical therapy sessions. The first session went well enough and the pain subsided but, within weeks it came back with a vengeance. I suffered through three more therapy sessions, each one with a different therapist. None of their efforts gave me any relief and I actually felt much worse after each session. When I went to my fifth therapy session, the therapist wanted to have me get on a stationary bicycle. I told her I could barely walk in, I sure as hell couldn't get on a bicycle. That's when I came to the realization that physical therapy was not going to work for me. The first orthopedic surgeon I was referred to looked at my x-rays and sent me to a sports medicine facility in Spartanburg where they injected my lower back with a medication that was supposed to relieve my pain. After the lidocaine that was included in the shot wore off later that evening, I was in as much pain as before the shot. When I called the orthopedic surgeon's office, I was told my only options for relief were hot or cold compresses, ibuprofen, or a pain relief patch, all of which I had already tried with no luck. I suffered unrelenting pain most days for about six months. I could barely put on my pants every day and it was very painful to walk, sit, or ride in a car. At around this time, my mother-in-law fell, broke her shoulder, and had to have surgery to fix it. My wife was telling my mother-in-law's surgeon's assistant about my troubles while the surgeon was nearby. The surgeon asked my wife to show where my pain was located and he immediately said that it was a back issue. They set me up with an appointment to see a colleague of my mother-in-law's surgeon at Piedmont Orthopaedics, Dr. Van Pelt. I went to see Dr. Van Pelt and he ordered an MRI. I went for a follow up visit after the MRI and Dr. Van Pelt didn't initially see the problem but continued to study the MRI. He finally located the pinched nerve. He took his time and explained the problem and his recommended treatment. He recommended ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion) surgery. It has now been almost three weeks since my surgery and I have nothing but the highest praise for Dr. Van Pelt, his assistant Kimberly, the vascular surgeon, the anesthesiologist, and all of the nurses and staff at St. Francis Hospital. I always felt like I received the highest standard of care with excellent communication as to what was being done and what to expect, and I was discharged after only one night's stay. I have experienced a lot of relief from the pain I was having. To be honest there are some minor lingering discomforts but that was to be expected and truthfully, my recovery has been far easier and quicker than I anticipated. I am doing my best to follow Dr. Van Pelt's recommendations for limiting my activities but I fully anticipate a complete recovery in short order. I highly recommend Dr. Van Pelt and Piedmont Orthopaedics.

Excellent surgeon. Sometimes you have to ask for him. He has an assistant that doesn't always know…read moreif a surgery is possible. Dr van pelt can figure out how to get it done. Highly recommend him.

The Team at Southeastern Neurosurgical is AMAZING!!! Dr. Charles Opalak is my neurosurgeon and I…read morewouldn't trade him in for anything in the world! He truly does care about his patients, all of the doctors at this practice care about their patients. Prisma Neurosurgicla & Spine is where you want to go for top-notch care and doctors, whose bedside manners are way above 5 stars. I would recommend this practice to everyone who needs help with their brain, nerves, and bones. You won't regret going here at all! I want to thank Dr. Opalak and everyone there, who took care of me, and are helping me get back to where I was before.

Back surgery after receiving a Epidural a few months back. Legs barely worked still in recoveryread more

Performed a beautiful work on my neck including hardware and fusion with minimally invasive surgery.read more

Apparently CSNC is the only Neurosurgery Center in the area. I was referred to Dr. Campbell in…read moreDecember and I was finally given an appointment in May. I showed up for that appointment and was told that I had to reschedule with Dr. Rhoton, as I had had a previous surgery on my back with Rhoton. Wasn't happy and they re-scheduled me for an appt on July 10th. The day before my appt with Dr. Rhoton they call me and tell me my appt is cancelled because Dr. Rhoton has an emergency surgery and that he is no longer scheduling "new patients". What??? I'm not a new patient! Your office was the one that told me I had to see Dr. Rhoton. I'm astonished at the ineptness of this practice. No one gives a straight answer, communication is awful. This place is scary and I am going to have to get a referral to another doctor in Charlotte (1 1/2 hour drive away). What is going on CSNC?

I can't stand to do anything for more than 10-20 min even with my medication. The surgeon said I…read morewould get an infection but nowadays with the antibiotics surely there's a way! I can't live like this. When I say I can't stand for 10-20 min I don't mean than I can get relief from sitting. I can't sit for more than 10 min on a good day. I have to lay down with 2 thick pillows in between my knees. The pain is unbearable. The last time I had back surgery I was the same weight and I lost 2x what the surgeon told me to started the diet in the hospital and stuck to it. I'd rather take my chances with an infection than live like this every single day! It is literally like being in hell. I can't do laundry and I love doing laundry. My husband lost his job because he has to help me with everything. How can we care for our children and fur babies?? I NEED HELP! My God have mercy. after hurricane only and we had to relocate to a different house my husband had to move everything by himself as everyone else was dealing with their own issues from the hurricane. I just wonder if anyone else knows what it's like to not be able to do anything and want so desperately to do so much?? It's so hard because I've always been an overachiever. I always worked so hard. I always loved to decorate and cook and spend time with my family. What is the point in living like this? This is not an exaggeration on the contrary. How am I supposed to live with this on top of trigeminal neuralgia all throughout the right side of my face it bothers me every day and fibromyalgia that hurts so bad it makes me feel so tired. I could handle those things if I could just have my back fixed. But they would not help me. He said I didn't need to have surgery. I said what am I supposed to do? He had no answer other than to lose weight. I barely eat anything. It's hard to when you hurt so bad. I don't know why I can't manage to lose much weight but it's hard when you can't move and it's also hard when you have to take medication for nerve pain and it causes you to retain fluid. I feel like I've been set up to fail and the surgeon just walks away while I'm helpless and it's gotten so much worse. The pain hurt so bad both of my legs and even hurts in my knees, but it's not my knees is nerve pain. I can tell if it doesn't stop it never stops. I tripped over my left leg because I think I'm lifting it and I'm not. But it doesn't matter how can person who's taking an oath to take care of people that are sick walk away and turn their back on someone who is completely helpless. My pain management can't provide the amount of pain medication that it would take to make this stop enough so I could do things. I don't expect to ever be out of pain, but I do think that the medical community could do something. Otherwise, why did they become a doctor? God forbid they have to actually try to figure out something or a way to do something that's unconventional or difficult. It's absolutely pathetic to leave a person this way to allow a family to have no income when there has to be a surgeon who's perfectly capable of doing something. .

Dr Chatain completed a complicated brain surgery on my husband to remove a meningioma tumor and it…read morewas was flawless! He was released the next day without any pain or complications. He is a very caring and knowledgeable surgeon that I would highly recommend.

Dr. Bruce Minkin M.D. is an outstanding physician & surgeon with many years of experience. I was…read morefortunate to first seek his care in 1995 when I experienced a snapping trigger finger that had become very painful. Today is October 12, 2020 and I just completed my post-op on my eight trigger finger release surgery. At the same time I also had carpal tunnel surgery on the same hand. I am sure that my case might be most unusual indeed. However, these multiple surgeries allow me to make a qualified evaluation of my experience with Dr. Minkin. If possible I would give him six STARS. His examinations have been through, his expertise is unquestionable and his demeanor is friendly and patient. All of my surgeries went very well and gave me relief from constant hand & finger pain. I highly recommend Dr. Minkin. One last thing - people frequently take their excellent care for granted and forget to say thank you for a job well done. Thank you Dr. Bruce Minkin.

From the owner: Bruce I. Minkin, MD is joined Carolina Hand & Sports Medicine in 1990. He is a diplomate of the…read moreAmerican Board of Orthopedic Surgery with added qualifications in hand surgery.

Dr. Milner referred us to a foot specialist surgeon. They took great care of both my daughters.read more

I have just started seeing the doctors at Palmetto Bone and Joint and they are great. Having…read morerelocated to S.C. I did not know any doctors. I started having problems and got several recommendations for Dr Milner and the doctors here and they were sp

Hip replacement June 2025 by Dr Gerscovich. We highly…read morerecommend CONA and this Physician. We were always seen within 10 minutes of our appt, Xrays taken promptly and had a diagnosis within the hour. The staff was very helpful with obtaining VA approval for his surgery. The Mary Black hospital was awesome as well. Husband in full recovery. CONA Spartanburg was great!

nightmare. office staff and doctor were unorganized, bumbling uncaring and just plain incompetent…read more Ladies at front desk are mad at the world.They don't want be there and are clearly disgusted you are interrupting them. There is no communication between different staff members, I got asked the same question 5-6 times. THE ABSOLUTE worst is Mr Efrid. I went in for severe right hip arthritis. He pushed me have a steroid shot. I told him it doesn't work on me. I had a prior hip and knee replacement. He doesn't listen. He must be on commission for shots. For the record, it did nothing. He then pushes me to schedule surgery. The very next day, let's schedule it, 9 days later. After numerous calls and emails asking the same questions over and over, I'm getting uncomfortable I then get a call from Paige saying saying we need to cancel surgery, you can't have surgery within 90 days of a shot. That would be the same shot Mr EfRID pushed to have. I asked Paige what happened.Mr Efrid just plain forgot I had the shot. The medical repercussions of having this surgery after this shot are huge. I will be alerting the medical board and LLR. STAY AWAY FROM THIS MESS.