Chronic Pain Management

    Overview

    Chronic pain is longstanding pain that persists beyond the usual recovery period or that accompanies a chronic health condition. Because this pain is not protective and is not a result of an ongoing injury, it is referred to as "pathological" and is therefore treated as a condition, not as a symptom. Chronic pain may prevent people from working, eating properly, participating in physical activity, or enjoying life.

    Chronic pain management is a sub-specialty of medicine that focuses on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of persistent, chronic pain. Whether the pain is the result of injury or disease such as arthritis, pain management aims to improve your comfort and quality of life.

    Our providers

    Profiles

    Priyanka Bhandari, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Jordan Bruce, MD

    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist Neurology
    751 N. Rutledge St. Suite 3100 Springfield, IL 62702
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    Tanner Eiben, DO

    Physician Family Medicine
    612 N. 11th St. Quincy, IL 62301
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    Airn Etherton, FNP-BC

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Louis Graham, MD

    Physiatrist and Rehab Physician Neurology
    751 N. Rutledge St. Suite 3100 Springfield, IL 62702
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    Kami Harless, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    3220 Atlanta Street Springfield, IL 62707
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    Amanda Krus-Johnston, DO

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Ruta Kulys, LCSW

    Licensed Clinical Social Worker Psychiatry
    319 E Madison St 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Lauri Lopp, MD

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Nichole Mirocha, DO

    Physician Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702
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    Danielle Oros, FNP-BC

    Certified Nurse Practitioner Plastic Surgery
    747 N. Rutledge Street 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62702
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    Zachary Sims, PA-C

    Certified Physician Assistant Family Medicine
    520 N. 4th St. Springfield, IL 62702

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    For more than two years, Frank Vala endured excruciating back pain that interrupted his life, making even simple activities feel impossible. After two surgeries and multiple injections that failed to bring him relief, his hope was dwindling. But Vala’s journey took a positive turn when he found SIU Medicine and surgeon Dr. Bruce Frankel, whose advanced techniques offered a new path to recovery.