by Murray Fisher | Mar 22, 2019 | Health Tips
There were some revealing results from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey as reported in the journal Spine. [1] This survey was completed by 34,525 participants in the U.S. The researchers found that Chiropractic is a commonly used approach to treat...
by Murray Fisher | Nov 21, 2018 | Health Tips
I am often asked, “What mattress and pillow should I use?” The answer is “whatever feels comfortable”, with a few provisos. Some people spend thousands of dollars on a new mattress in an attempt to alleviate the spinal pain they experience during the night, or after...
by Murray Fisher | May 21, 2018 | Health Tips
Sacroiliac Joint Subluxations The sacroiliac joints, also known as SI joints, are the joints between the sacrum (the triangular wedge of bone that your spinal column sits on) and the ilia (the large pelvic bones). To locate the joints, feel the bottom of...
by Murray Fisher | Mar 9, 2018 | Health Tips
Healing Takes Time Often when people present to a chiropractor they do so with longstanding, chronic complaints, sometimes even of a few decades duration. Given that we often only begin to feel bodily symptoms when the problem is quite advanced, the...
by Murray Fisher | Nov 28, 2017 | Health Tips
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald by Andrew Taylor reported on research revealing that millions of Australians are wasting their money on back pain drugs that do more harm than good. This is according to a study by researchers at The George Institute for...