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16 Jan State Board Gives Green Light for Orthopedic and Podiatric Surgery Expansion at Barrington Pain and Spine Institute

Posted at 16:39h in Treatments

The State of Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Barrington Pain and Spine Institute’s (BPSI) Certificate of Need application to add orthopedic and podiatric surgery services to its current offerings in the specialties of Interventional Pain Management and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. The...

23 Oct John Prunskis M.D. of Illinois Pain Institute, Surgeon General Jerome Adams M.D. and Congressman Peter Roskam Join Forces to End the US Opioid Crisis

Posted at 17:00h in Opioids

Hinsdale, IL October 19, 2018- John Prunskis M.D., CEO/ Medical Director of the Illinois Pain Institute along with US Surgeon General Jerome Adams M.D. and Congressman Peter Roskam met with over 50 Chicagoland leaders in healthcare, law enforcement and first responders to answer questions and...

26 Aug Rest in Peace, Senator McCain

Posted at 13:40h in Illinois Pain Institute

Rest in Peace Senator John McCain. It was a pleasure to have shared ideas with you - most of which we agreed on. You were a true patriot and had an unbelievable life. Thank you for your service....

24 Jul Dr. Prunskis’ Letter to the Editor

Posted at 22:35h in Illinois Pain Institute

dentified as a physician leader practicing in the pain management field, I welcomed the introduction of HR 5804, the Post-Surgical Injections as an Opioid Alternative Act, by Rep. John Shimkus, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Rep. Peter Roskam. I am even more pleased that this bill...

16 Jul How a suburban doctor is helping improve national pain management

Posted at 18:06h in Illinois Pain Institute

From Day 1 our whole philosophy of care was to diagnose the source of a patient's pain and fix it, not mask it with painkillers," [Prunskis] said. "Now the popular view, of course, is what we've been saying all along."

12 Jun Dr. Dallas organizes free clinic in Elgin, 300+ free treatments provided

Posted at 17:35h in Illinois Pain Institute

Heal Elgin Clinic provided entirely free health care services to the Elgin community as a part of Love Elgin day last weekend. The one-day clinic provided over 300 free treatments and consultations to Elgin-area residents including 66 dental exams, 100+ radiographs, 19 dental extractions, 26...

11 Jun Elgin Courier: Elgin-based doctor member of federal task force on opioid abuse

Posted at 16:13h in Illinois Pain Institute

An interventional pain specialist, Prunskis said the institute has been vocal in the need to diagnose the source of pain in order to treat it and to limit the use of opioids, which can mask a pain’s source. The approach is growing in popularity as...

03 May John Prunskis, MD Appointed and Confirmed to Health and Human Services (HHS) Pain Task Force in Washington, D.C.

Posted at 03:20h in Illinois Pain Institute

Dr. John Prunskis, co-founder and co-medical director of the Illinois Pain Institute, has recently accepted a position on The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) new Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force (Pain Task Force). Dr. Prunskis, who has been voted by...

18 Apr Dr. John Prunskis Named Castle Connolly Top Pain Doctor for the Ninth Time

Posted at 02:15h in Illinois Pain Institute

Illinois Pain Institute is proud to announce that Dr. John Prunskis has been named a Top Pain Doctor by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. for the ninth time. Recognition was awarded by peer nomination, with more than 100,000 medical professionals submitting their picks for the top...

30 Mar Congressman Roskam visits Illinois Pain Institute

Posted at 01:34h in Illinois Pain Institute

On March 23, 2018, Congressman Roskam (IL, 6th District), Chairman of the Health subcommittee of the House Ways and Means committee recently visited medical director John Prunskis M.D. at the Illinois Pain Institute and Barrington Pain and Spine institute. Discussions principally revolved around solutions to the...

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