05/29/2026
Reducing the Need for Opioids
The results of a study examining health data from 128,377 veterans provides evidence of how chiropractic services for low back pain (LBP) can reduce the need for opioid prescriptions. The study concludes, “The results of this study show that nonpharmacologic chiropractic care can be an important component of opioid sparing strategies for VHA patients with LBP.”
Lisi et al. (2025), Journal of General Internal Medicine