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State grant aims to counter opioid epidemic with physical therapy, acupuncture

An arrangement of pills known as Percocet
This Aug. 15, 2017, file photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen, also known as Percocet, in New York.
Patrick Sison | AP

Can physical therapy, chiropractic care and acupuncture help combat the opioid epidemic?

This week, the Minnesota Department of Human Services awarded a grant to a Twin Cities-based physical medicine provider as a means to doing just that.

Plymouth-based Fulcrum Health will operate a mobile clinic beginning fall 2025 in Anoka, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties.

MPR News host Lisa Ryan spoke with Patricia Dennis, CEO of Fulcrum Health, about the mobile clinic.

Press play above to hear their conversation.