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My Story…
Hello, I’m Dr. Fishman, welcome to my webpage, and thank you for taking the time to review our practice. Here is a brief history of my journey into chiropractic. My journey began in 1981. I was 18 and just began college as an art major. I was working in Ocean City Maryland for the summer and was in a severe automobile accident. My head cracked the windshield and I ended up in the Salsbury ER. I injured my cervical spine and the pain was relentless. I returned home to receive medical treatment. I saw numerous physicians such as neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, etc ..they gave me medication, PT, and injections to no avail.
Fortunately one night my father met Dr. Conrad a legend in the field of Chiropractic. He offered advice and told my father to bring me in the next night.
My mother was prejudiced against Chiropractic. So My father had to sneak me out of the house to take me to Dr. Matz. He usually told her we were going to the driving range to hit golf balls. So To make a long story short Within 2 weeks my pain was completely gone! My excitement was beyond excited and I became an immediate believer in Chiropractic. So big that I dropped my major as an artist and enrolled in prerequisites for chiropractic school. Later on, enrolled at the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport Iowa. After 8 years of schooling, I graduated with high honors and was ready to “ cure the world.”
I moved back to Pittsburgh and worked with my mentor Dr. Matz. He trained me, encouraged me and shortly, thereafter, it was time for me to fly. I opened my own practice in the summer of 1990 and haven’t looked back since.
Dr. Matz gave me my health and career and for that, I will always be grateful!
Thank you for taking the time to review my journey into Chiropractic, hope to see you soon.
Sincerely,
– Dr. Robb Fishman
Are we Different?
I believe that we are and here’s why. The first thing that you will notice is the decor is not that of a typical chiropractic office. My goal was to give the patient a different experience. In addition, I wanted the office to reflect my personality.
Beyond the decor of the office, I would say what makes my practice different is that I specialize in sacroiliac pain. I am not aware of any other doctor in the area that specializes in sacroiliac low back pain. Sacroiliac pain is extremely common and overlooked as a mechanical problem. Most people refer to it as low back pain but it’s actually the sacroiliac joint. On a daily basis, I will see about 10 patients with sacroiliac pain and be able to relieve it within minutes. This is where I get most of my reward as a Chiropractor.
The third thing that I would say I believe makes us different is I try to be ….myself. I never talk down to patients. I try to make it very simple and try to create a doctor-patient relationship like no other. I love communicating through the use of metaphors.
It’s important to Paint a picture that a patient can visualize and understand.
Over the past 30 years, I have 4 foreign languages. I’m able to communicate French, German Spanish, and Italian with foreign patients.
Lastly, We incorporate massage therapy with Every visit. It is very important to address the musculature system beyond the spinal system. They both work hand-in-hand so why ignore the one without the other
“We look forward to relieving your pain.”
— Dr. Fishman Fishman Chiropractic & Massage of Monroeville, PA