Pain Control Clinic in Opelika, AL — Non-Narcotic Care for Acute and Chronic Pain
Pain that keeps coming back needs more than a prescription. At Herring Spine & Rehab on Gateway Drive in Opelika, we have been helping East Alabama patients manage acute and chronic pain without opioids since 1981. Our pain control clinic combines chiropractic care with on-site medical services, so you get a coordinated treatment plan from a single office — no runaround, no referral maze.
According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, roughly 1 in 5 adults in the United States lives with chronic pain. For many, opioid prescriptions become the default — but not the solution. Our approach addresses the structural cause of pain alongside any needed short-term medical support.
Patients come to us from Opelika, Auburn, Smiths Station, LaFayette, and across Lee and Chambers counties. Many have already been through the GP-and-specialist loop and still have not found lasting relief. That is exactly what this clinic is built for.
What Makes Pain Chronic or Hard to Control
Acute pain starts fast — a work injury, a weekend strain, a pinched nerve from sitting too long at a desk. Most of the time it fades within a few weeks. When it does not, it becomes chronic pain, and that is when most people start cycling through medications that manage the symptoms without touching the cause.
A lot of patients in the Opelika and Auburn area have physically demanding jobs — manufacturing, construction, warehousing near the I-85 corridor — that put daily strain on the spine, joints, and soft tissue. Repetitive stress, poor ergonomics, and old injuries that never healed correctly are the most common drivers of chronic pain we see.
When pain pathways are left unaddressed, the body compensates. Muscles go into spasm. Inflammation builds. Nerves get compressed. What started as a localized issue spreads. The goal of our pain control clinic is to find where that cycle started and interrupt it — without opioids.
How We Evaluate and Diagnose Your Pain
Before we treat anything, we want to understand it. Our chiropractors perform a thorough exam at our Opelika office, and same-day X-rays are taken and read on-site — you get your results the same visit, not days later. For cases where more imaging is needed, our chiropractic physicians hold auxiliary staff privileges at East Alabama Health, which gives them the ability to order MRIs, CT scans, and bone density tests.
Our on-site nurse practitioner works directly with the chiropractic team to review your full clinical picture. That integrated review — chiropractic and medical together — helps us identify whether your pain is structural, inflammatory, neurological, or some combination of all three. That distinction drives the treatment plan.
"After going to GP doctors and ortho doctors for years, I was just prescribed medicine to hope my back pain would improve. My first day here meeting Dr. Rod, he reviewed my X-rays and explained what was going on. Then I saw the NP Jeff, who explained how the medicine I was currently taking was not helping my problem."
— Verified Google Review, 5 StarsNon-Narcotic Pain Treatment in Opelika
Our pain control clinic offers non-narcotic treatment for acute pain, chronic pain, muscle spasms, inflammation, and nerve-related discomfort. The medical side of our practice — operating as Tiger Town Wellness at Herring Spine & Rehab, added in 2005 — can prescribe corticosteroids, NSAIDs, and muscle relaxants when appropriate. These are used as a short-term bridge while chiropractic care addresses the underlying cause.
On the chiropractic side, our physicians use spinal adjustments, Cox decompression technique, manual and mechanical traction, electrical muscle stimulation, and ultrasound therapy. We have four Cox decompression tables on-site, which makes us one of the more fully equipped practices in East Alabama for disc-related and chronic pain cases.
Inflammation management follows the same integrated model — anti-inflammatory medication for short-term relief, chiropractic care to find and correct the structural issue driving it. Muscle spasm treatment combines muscle relaxants when needed with manual adjustments, soft tissue therapy, and rehabilitative exercise to reduce tension and restore normal movement.
Acute Pain Management
Fast-onset injuries and flare-ups treated the same day — without opioids or unnecessary imaging delays.
Chronic Pain Management
Long-term pain cycles addressed through combined chiropractic and non-narcotic medical care.
Non-Narcotic Pain Relief
Corticosteroids, NSAIDs, and muscle relaxants prescribed as a short-term bridge — not a long-term solution.
Inflammation Management
Anti-inflammatory medications paired with chiropractic care to address both the symptom and the structural cause.
Muscle Spasm Treatment
Muscle relaxants, soft tissue therapy, and rehabilitative exercises to restore normal movement and reduce tension.
"I had been in chronic pain for 5 years and had been to 5 other doctors. All was unsuccessful in helping me. After 2 appointments I was 90 percent better. After about 3 months, I was completely pain free for the first time in 5 years."
— Verified Google Review, 5 Stars"The back pain is going away without pain killers."
— Verified Google Review, 5 StarsWhy Opelika and Auburn Patients Trust Herring Spine & Rehab
Herring Spine & Rehab has been treating pain in East Alabama since 1981. Dr. Rodney D. Herring was named Chiropractor of the Year by the Alabama State Chiropractic Association in 2019. Dr. Ronald D. Herring received the same association's Young Chiropractor of the Year honor in 1989, and Dr. Rod Herring earned it in 1996.
The practice accepts BCBS, Aetna, Humana, United Healthcare, and Medicare. There are no contracts required — you are never locked into a package or a plan. You come as long as the care is helping. Our pain control services are part of a broader integrated medical care model that has operated at this location since 2005.
Same-Day X-Rays On-Site
Images taken and read at our Gateway Drive office. Report of findings at your first visit — no outside imaging center.
No Contracts Required
Pay by the visit. No prepaid packages, no long-term commitments before you know whether the care is working.
Chiropractic + Medical On-Site
Tiger Town Wellness integrates medical staff with chiropractic physicians — coordinated care under one roof since 2005.
"Dr. Rod helped me with lower back pain due to a decade of track running — no surgery, no medicine — just patient and competent chiropractic technique."
— Verified Google Review, 5 StarsFrequently Asked Questions
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Ready to Get Your Pain Under Control?
Call our Opelika pain control clinic today. We will verify your insurance before your first visit and walk you through your options — no pressure, no contracts.
Our office hours:
Monday through Friday: 8am–12pm and 1:30pm–5:30pm
Saturday: 8am–12pm
Call us at (334) 745-5321 to schedule your first appointment.
Our staff will verify your insurance coverage and answer any questions before you come in.
Serving patients throughout East Alabama, including Opelika, Auburn, Valley, LaFayette, Dadeville, Beulah, Smiths Station, Lanett, and surrounding communities. Same-day X-rays available. No contracts required.