Overview

Spinal cord disease may refer to any condition or disease attacking the spinal cord. Myelopathy, or compression, is the most common example.

Specialty care

Treatment options

Treatment may include a collar or brace inhibiting movement, physical therapy, medication or surgery.

 

Care team

Profiles

Devin Amin, MD

Neurosurgeon Neurosurgery
747 N. Rutledge Street 2nd floor Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Timothy Daugherty, MD

Plastic Surgeon Plastic Surgery
747 N. Rutledge Street 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
Profiles

Sydney DeSollar, DNP, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner Neurosurgery
747 N. Rutledge Street 2nd floor Springfield, IL 62702

 

Care facilities

Locations

 

Clinical trials

You can be the future of medicine

At SIU Medicine, our physicians and scientists conduct clinical trials and research studies with the aim of translating findings into new, more effective treatments.