Palmetto Pain Center

Palmetto Pain Center is a pain management center in Beaufort, SC. The practice treats patients living with pain, with the goal of improving each patient's quality of life and ability to function. Its approach combines advanced pain management strategies with a general wellness focus, on the understanding that chronic pain is rarely an isolated condition. Procedures offered include transforaminal epidural steroid injections in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, facet injections and radiofrequency ablation, ultrasound-guided and X-ray-guided joint injections, spinal cord stimulator trials and referrals for permanent implants, peripheral nerve stimulator trials and referrals for permanent implants, evaluations for Reactiv8 for neuroregeneration of atrophied lumbar muscles, and genicular nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation for chronic knee pain. The center also sees patients for neck and head pain, lower back and leg pain, sciatica-type nerve pain and neuropathy, cancer pain, chronic headaches, joint pain, and abdominal pain. It holds a rating of 4.90 from 83 reviews. Dr. She has practiced pain management in Beaufort since 2000 and chartered Palmetto Pain Center in 2004. She completed an Anesthesiology residency at UNC in 1998 as Chief Resident, followed by a fellowship in Interventional Pain Management at UNC in 1999. Dr. Eller and Dr. White evaluate each patient's history, examination, and imaging studies to identify the source of pain before forming a treatment plan. The clinical team includes Rachel, Chief RN since the practice's inception in 2004 and now Chief Operating Officer; Kim, a Certified Medical Assistant since 2017; and Hannah, a Certified Medical Assistant who joined in 2023. Kristy serves as Chief Accounting Officer, Heather as Front Office Coordinator, and Mandee as Mid Office Coordinator. New patients bring insurance information and MRI films, and most procedures are performed with fluoroscopy. The center participates with most major insurance carriers and offers reduced rates for patients without insurance. Office hours are Monday through Thursday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and Friday 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The practice sits on Marshellen Drive, about 0.1 miles from Parris Island Gateway and half a mile from Shell Point Park. The Russell Bell Bridge is roughly 0.7 miles away, Savannah Highway about 0.9 miles, and Battery Creek about 1.2 miles from the office. Palmetto Pain Center has built a strong local reputation reflected in consistently high customer ratings, along with a steady record of repeat and referred patients. For Beaufort residents living with chronic pain, that combination of a long-established practice and a board-certified physician is what the center is known for.