More and more MN chiropractors are using omega 3 fats as part of their pain management strategy. Of the approximately 2650 licensed chiropractors in MN, most graduate from Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) where they receive extensive training in clinical nutrition. NWHSU graduates have completed over 210 hours of course work in biochemistry and clinical nutrition, giving them a solid understanding of how to use nutritional supplementation to treat health problems including inflammation and pain. Many MN chiropractors also expand their knowledge of clinical nutrition in post graduate courses and receive a variety of post graduate certifications that attest to their proficiency and knowledge. Since acute and/or chronic pain is a major issue for which patients see chiropractors, MN chiropractors employ a variety of treatment strategies to help patients relieve pain. These strategies do not utilize pharmaceutical drugs since the prescription of drugs is not within the licensed MN chiropractor's scope of practice.  One nutritional strategy employed by many MN chiropractors is prescription of pharmaceutical grade omega 3 containing fish oil.

Pharmaceutical grade omega 3 is available to doctors of chiropractic through a number of companies which sell exclusively to health practitioners and not to the public directly. One such company is Nutrition Dynamics located in Maple Plain, MN. Another is Orthomolecular Products out.