OUR SERVICES
CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES IN NEWMARKET
Personalized care designed to help you move better, feel better, and live better.
At Murray Family Chiropractic (located in Newmarket), our mission is to maximize the health of families in our community and support people to achieve and maintain their optimal health potential, and enjoy an extraordinary life.
We believe that when pain is removed and the body is aligned, confidence grows, energy returns, and life opens up again. Our approach blends gentle corrective care, measurable progress tracking, and genuine compassion, creating a welcoming space where every patient feels supported, respected, and empowered on their journey to long-term health.
We facilitate our mission by providing:
- State-of-the-art, gentle, effective Corrective Chiropractic Care
- Top-notch Massage Therapy
- Super comfortable Custom-Made Orthotics & Shoes
- Lifestyle Counselling and Advice: nutrition, fitness, ergonomics, and success strategies
- Informative and Empowering Community Talks and Spinal Screenings
Conditions We Help
We commonly help patients experiencing a wide range of spinal and nervous system-related concerns. While every care plan is personalized, many people visit our clinic for support with:
- Back and neck pain
- Shoulder and upper back tension
- Sciatica
- Headaches and migraines
- Poor posture
- Disc-related concerns
- Numbness or tingling in the arms or hands
- Joint stiffness and reduced mobility
- Sports and activity-related injuries
- Pregnancy-related discomfort
- Pediatric spinal health concerns
Our goal is to identify the root cause of stress within the spine and nervous system, and support your body’s natural ability to function and heal.
Corrective Chiropractic Care
The foundation of everything we do.
Corrective chiropractic care focuses on identifying and addressing the root cause of pain, not just managing symptoms.
Through gentle adjustments, posture assessment, and ongoing progress tracking, we help restore proper spinal alignment and improve how your body moves and functions.
Our care is never aggressive. Each plan is designed around your comfort, lifestyle, and long-term goals.
Common concerns we help with:
- Low back pain & sciatica
- Neck & shoulder pain
- Numbness or tingling in hands and fingers
- Postural strain & spinal degeneration
- Headaches & migraines
What makes our approach different:
- Gentle, corrective techniques
- Individualized care plans
- Regular re-examinations and benchmarks
- Clear communication and education
- Focus on prevention and long-term results
Understanding Corrective Chiropractic Care
Subluxations & Nerve Interference
Chiropractic was founded on the principle that the human body has an innate potential to heal itself. Your nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves) is the master control system for your body. Your brain houses an innate intelligence that makes every single decision that your body requires to function, heal, and adapt to thrive. This information travels along your nerves to every cell, tissue, organ, and system of your body to keep you healthy, healing, and warding off sickness and disease.
Common daily activities like sitting, computer work, repetitive work motions, and injuries cause spinal bones to misalign, place pressure on your nerves and cause nerve interference. Nerve interference inhibits the nerve flow of innate intelligence leading to tissue malfunction and eventual disease. This condition is called Subluxation.
Chiropractic Adjustments
Chiropractic Adjustments realign misaligned spinal bones (subluxations) and remove nerve interference helping you regain your optimal health. Science has shown that regular chiropractic care can help your body function and heal at an optimal level. When your nervous system is free from nerve interference you may experience an improvement in your health from a variety of health ailments such as: neck pain, back pain, headaches, sciatica, high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, asthma, bowel disorders, frequent colds/flu, infertility, ear aches, and many more health issues.
However, it is important to understand that Chiropractic services do not treat these ailments, but rather helps your body function and heal better to help your body overcome these various health challenges.
Chiropractic services are a non-invasive, natural form of care allowing people to regain their optimal health and feel great! The Chiropractic adjustments and Corrective Care that we utilize is gentle and comfortable for all ages; from newborns, to children, to arthritic seniors. Light pressure and vibration is the extent of what you will feel.
Spinal Degeneration
Much like an automobile that is overdue for an oil change, your spine will breakdown with mechanical stress. Spinal Degeneration can begin developing at any early age and it is often asymptomatic during its initial stages. You do not know if it is developing inside you until you see x-rays of your spine. For peace of mind, we recommend you be proactive and schedule exams for all of your family members. We routinely have our teeth and eyes checked. Why not have the most important system in your body checked?
Normal
– normal curvature of spine
– thick disc spaces
– smooth edges on bones
– no tension on spine cord
Phase 1
– altered posture of spine
– mechanical stress on joints
– nerve pressure
– tensile stress on spinal cord
Phase 2
– bones spurs
– degenerative, bulging or herniated discs
– compression on nerves/spinal cord
Phase 3
– multi-level aggressive bone spur formations & degenerative discs (thin discs)
– possible fusion of bones
– detrimental nerve interference
Corrective Care
Advances in dental care have proven that wearing braces to improve the alignment of your teeth not only creates a beautiful smile, but helps prevent tooth decay and gum disease. Advances in chiropractic care have made it possible to stop the progression of, and even reverse, Spinal Degeneration.
This form of chiropractic care is called Corrective Care. Because of your spine’s intimate relationship with your nervous system, the implications of having an arthritic, degenerative spine versus a healthy well-aligned spine, are staggering. The fact that Spinal Degeneration can be prevented, and reversed in most people, is an exciting breakthrough in the chiropractic field. Corrective Care allows people to have an added advantage in regards to achieving maximized health and longevity.
The image on the left illustrates an x-ray of a male with Phase 1 Spinal Degeneration. He suffered with headaches, mid-back pain, and seasonal allergies. After undergoing Corrective Care at our clinic, the image on the right shows the reversal of the degeneration; returning him to normal spinal posture and alignment. He no longer suffers with the headaches, mid-back pain or the seasonal allergies that tormented his life. This is the power of Corrective Chiropractic Care.
Registered Massage Therapy
Melanie Hargan, RMT / Kelsey Alderdice, RMT
Massage therapy works hand-in-hand with chiropractic care to relieve muscle tension, improve circulation, and support recovery.
Whether you are looking for some relaxation, reduced muscle tension or relief from chronic pain, a therapeutic massage can enhance your overall sense of emotional and physical well-being.
Massage therapy benefits people of all ages, and it can be utilized for the treatment of both acute and chronic health conditions. It is great for the weekend warrior and the occupational athlete who is sitting at their desk and computer too often.
Massage therapy benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Pain reduction
- Reduced muscle tension
- Improved joint mobility
- Improved circulation
- Increased lymphatic drainage
Custom-Made Orthotics
Support your body from the ground up.
Custom-made orthotics do more than support your feet. If your foot alignment is off, then your entire body posture might be off too. This can produce a ripple-effect of pain; spreading from your feet and ankles, to your knees and hips, and ultimately to your spine.
A high arch causes you to walk on the outer edge of your feet (supination) and this rotates the knees outwards, causing bowed legs. Most people have a low arch causing them to walk on the inside edge of their feet (pronation), rotating the knees inwards, and possibly causing knock-knees, hip pain, or low back pain.
Do your feet, ankles, knees, legs, or hips hurt?
Do you have flat feet?
Do your legs feel “heavy”?
Do you feel fatigued by the end of your day?
Our custom-made orthotics are designed specifically for your feet, gait, and lifestyle. By correcting imbalances at the foundation, orthotics can improve posture, reduce joint strain, and support long-term spinal health.
Treat your feet and request a foot exam with Dr. Murray.
Total Health Management Program
Pain relief is just the beginning.
Our 360 Health Program combines corrective chiropractic care with lifestyle guidance to help you build lasting wellness. Once physical restrictions are removed, many patients find it easier to build healthy habits and regain motivation.
Many of our patients see Dr. Murray to address specific symptoms such as back pain, neck pain or headaches. While Dr. Murray will address your specific condition with corrective chiropractic care, he often finds it helpful to “coach” his patients towards achieving a healthier lifestyle. For example, there may be certain activities that you should avoid or alter to prevent yourself from unintentionally aggravating your particular condition.
The goal of including lifestyle advice with your corrective chiropractic care is to maximize your odds of achieving and fulfilling the joyful lifestyle that you desire. We recognize that every patient is a whole person, so we utilize a “whol-istic” approach to help you achieve your optimal health and wellness.
This has lead Dr. Murray to create his 360 Health program which educates and motivates people to live a more natural, healthy lifestyle via: clean nutrition, fun effective fitness, corrective chiropractic care, proper ergonomics, smart lifestyle choices, and success strategies.
Dr. Murray’s approach includes:
- Movement & posture education
- Nutrition and lifestyle guidance
- Ergonomics and daily habit support
Community Health Talks
Giving back through education.
Dr. Murray has a passion for educating his community about the importance of spinal health and living a healthy lifestyle.
We offer informative and empowering Community Health Talks for community events, teams, clubs, churches and places of employment. All of our talks are complimentary, and the content is tailored to the interests of your group.
Explore the possibility of hosting an in-person or virtual health talk. We look forward to the opportunity to inspire your group.