Non-Narcotic Pain Relief and Management in Opelika for Acute and Chronic Pain

Non-narcotic pain relief and management in Opelika is available at Herring Spine & Rehab, located on Gateway Drive near Tiger Town. Since 1981, we have treated thousands of patients across East Alabama with chiropractic care, and in 2005 we added Tiger Town Wellness to bring medical staff directly into our practice. Today, our chiropractic physicians and medical team work side by side to manage pain without opioids.

The conversation around narcotic pain medication has changed significantly in recent years. Many patients come to us specifically because they want effective relief without the dependency risks that opioids carry. Others have been on narcotic prescriptions for years and are looking for a path toward a different approach. We treat both acute and chronic pain conditions using medical and chiropractic tools that address the actual source of the problem.

Our non-narcotic approach is not a compromise. It is a deliberate, medically supervised method that has produced results for thousands of East Alabama patients over more than four decades.

What Brings Patients to Non-Narcotic Pain Management

Patients who seek non-narcotic pain management in Opelika come in with a wide range of conditions. Some are recovering from a car accident on U.S. 280 or a work injury. Others have lived with disc pain, sciatica, arthritis, or nerve compression for years and want real treatment rather than a prescription that covers the symptoms.

We also see patients referred by attorneys and insurance providers following automobile accidents and workers’ compensation cases. And we see patients who simply want to manage pain without the side effects, risks, or long-term consequences of opioid use.

Whatever brings someone in, the goal is the same: find the source of the pain, address it directly, and create a plan that holds up over time.

How We Assess Pain Before Treatment

When you come in, our providers take a full history and conduct a clinical assessment. On-site X-ray is available at our Gateway Drive location with same-day results, so we can evaluate spinal structure without scheduling a separate visit elsewhere.

Our doctors of chiropractic hold auxiliary staff privileges at East Alabama Health, which includes the ability to order MRIs, CT scans, and bone density tests when the clinical picture calls for deeper imaging. Our medical and chiropractic staff review findings together and build a unified treatment plan from the start rather than working in separate silos.

Non-Narcotic Treatment Options at Tiger Town Wellness

Tiger Town Wellness at Herring Spine & Rehab provides in-house medical assessment and treatment as a direct adjunct to chiropractic care. For pain management, our medical staff may prescribe or administer corticosteroids, NSAIDs, and muscle relaxants — in oral or injectable form — depending on the condition and severity.

These options reduce inflammation, calm muscle spasms, and lower pain signals so that chiropractic care can be more effective. They are selected based on the individual patient’s needs, not applied as a one-size-fits-all protocol.

On the chiropractic side, our doctors use spinal adjustments, Cox decompression technique, cervical and lumbar traction, cold laser therapy, ultrasound therapy, and electrical muscle stimulation. We have four Cox decompression tables on-site and are experienced with this technique for disc-related pain, sciatica, and chronic back conditions. Spinal strengthening exercises round out many treatment plans by building the muscular support that keeps pain from returning.

Why Opelika and Auburn Trust Herring Spine & Rehab

Herring Spine & Rehab has been caring for East Alabama families for over 40 years. Dr. Ron Herring has been in private practice in Opelika since 1981. Dr. Rod Herring earned Chiropractor of the Year from the Alabama State Chiropractic Association in 2019, and both doctors received Young Chiropractor of the Year honors from the ASCA earlier in their careers.

Our medical team includes Dr. Ronald J. Herring, M.D., who completed his residency at the Mayo Clinic, and Jeff Sanders, F.N.P.-B.C., a board-certified family nurse practitioner. They work alongside our chiropractic physicians every day — not in a separate office, but in the same building, on the same care team.

We accept most major insurance including BCBS, Aetna, Humana, United Healthcare, and Medicare. We do not require contracts. Patients pay per visit and make their own decisions about the level of care they want to continue. One long-term patient put it plainly: “By far the best and most professional chiropractor I’ve been to. I’ve been a patient here for 6 years and love it.”