David Schaefer, DO, MPH, IFMCP

David Schaefer, DO, MPH, IFMCP, is the osteopath in the Pain Clinic and the CARF-accredited, interdisciplinary pain program at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He received his doctor of osteopathy and a master’s in public health from Des Moines University in Iowa. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2008 and since then has continued working in internal medicine and in osteopathic manipulation. He achieved certification through the Institute for Functional Medicine in 2017.

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Pain Management

Incorporating Functional Medicine Into Chronic Pain Care

David Schaefer, DO, MPH, IFMCP; David Cosio, PhD, ABPP

Journal Article

Learn how incorporating a functional medicine programs can help teach patients about proper diet, sleep hygiene, exercise, and stress management.

Pain Management

Incorporating Functional Medicine Into Chronic Pain Care

David Schaefer, DO, MPH, IFMCP; David Cosio, PhD, ABPP

Journal Article

Learn how incorporating a functional medicine programs can help teach patients about proper diet, sleep hygiene, exercise, and stress management.

Pain Management

A Model to Incorporate Functional Medicine into Chronic Pain Care

David Schaefer, DO, MPH, IFMCP; David Cosio, PhD, ABPP

Journal Article

A functional medicine approach studied among veterans may help reduce idiopathic chronic pain and related symptoms.

Pain Management

A Model to Incorporate Functional Medicine into Chronic Pain Care

David Schaefer, DO, MPH, IFMCP; David Cosio, PhD, ABPP

Journal Article

A functional medicine approach studied among veterans may help reduce idiopathic chronic pain and related symptoms.

Pain Management

Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation: Information for Pain Practitioners

David Cosio, PhD, ABPP; Erica H. Lin, PharmD, BCACP; David Schaefer, DO, MPH, IFMCP

Journal Article

Learn more about an interdisciplinary rehabilitation in pain management—from epidurals to nerve blocks to osteopathic manipulation.

Pain Management

Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation: Information for Pain Practitioners

David Cosio, PhD, ABPP; Erica H. Lin, PharmD, BCACP; David Schaefer, DO, MPH, IFMCP

Journal Article

Learn more about an interdisciplinary rehabilitation in pain management—from epidurals to nerve blocks to osteopathic manipulation.