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Clinic Type

Orthopedic Care

Address

505 Irvin Ct Suite 100, Decatur, GA 30030

Phone

678-257-2547

Email

info@thriveorthoandspine.com

Opening Hours

Monday-Friday (all locations): 8am-6pm

Services Offered

  • Orthopedic care
  • Shoulder injuries
  • Knee pain
  • ACL injury
  • Bursitis
  • Meniscus tear
  • Rotator cuff tear
  • Clavicle fracture
  • Foot/ankle procedures
  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Foot arthroscopy
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Shoulder arthroscopy
  • Conservative treatment
  • Physical therapy
  • Chiropractic care
  • Orthotics
  • Injections
  • Interventional pain management

Technology & Equipment

  • Knee arthroscopy
  • Foot arthroscopy
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Shoulder arthroscopy

Team

  • Dr. Robert Karsch, Board-certified orthopedic surgeon; former Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Dekalb Medical (2011–2016) — Board-certified orthopedic surgeon

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

  • English

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

  • Georgia Pain & Wellness Center (Decatur): 4.6/5 stars (399 reviews)
  • Thrive Ortho & Spine (BestProsInTown): Not explicitly stated overall score (47 reviews)

Patients praise

  • compassionate and patient-focused staff
  • thorough communication and patient education
  • effective medical outcomes and successful surgical recovery
  • clean and welcoming facility environment
  • minimal wait times and efficient administrative service

Common complaints

  • occasional difficulty with office logistics (parking/locating the office)
  • complaints about restrictive pain management policies (e.g., reluctance to prescribe certain medications)
  • frustration regarding insurance approval processes for specific procedures
  • mixed feedback regarding treatment timelines and communication style of providers vs. other doctors

"Dr. Karsch is the best surgeon I have ever had and I have had many! He is very very capable and very careful to study your case before making a decision. He has replaced both of my knees. Now I have to have a complete shoulder replacement from a break due to a fall. I trust his work without question. There is barely a scar on either knee! For a sugeon, his “bedside” manner is wonderful! He cares about your body like it were his own! He is willing to listen to you and uses your information to guide his decisions."

Thrive Ortho & Spine Patient Review

"Most are polite and professional enough. But it took me several visits before I started getting help with the pain. They seem to have their own opinion for treating it than other doctors I've met. They make sure to take their payment from either you, the insurance or both though. My insurance wasn't approving the injections which I needed and they don't like prescribing anything very effective. “For safety reasons” which on one hand I understand but as someone who feels constant severe pain it's a slap in the face to make you..."

Georgia Pain & Wellness Center (Decatur) Patient Review

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.

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