About
A complete wellness center, not a one-trick back clinic.
Pure Wellness Chiropractic is one of the more complete chiropractic groups in Delaware: injury rehabilitation, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, and the therapies that keep people from bouncing back in two weeks. Patients drive in from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Most of them could have stopped at a closer office. They do not.
We have five offices: Newark, Wilmington, Middletown, Smyrna, and Camden/Dover.
Conventional care waits for disease and then treats it. Our bias is the opposite: restore motion, restore strength, reduce the chance the next lift or commute becomes an injury. Range of motion testing is not theater. Weak backs and stiff spinal joints are how people miss work.
Exercise is only as good as the joints that allow a rib cage to expand and a hip to hinge. We treat that restriction so your workout is not a compensated shrug. Massage, acupuncture, nutrition talk, and home instruction sit beside the adjustment because the adjustment is not a personality — it is a tool.
Dr. Eric Marks, a Delaware native and Parker graduate, founded the group. The doctors on the roster are licensed, technique-diverse, and assigned to real clinics. If you want the long version of who treats where, see doctors and locations.

Six clinics, real rooms

Newark, DE
Newark
550 Stanton Christiana Rd Ste 302
(302) 365-5470
Mon–Fri with a lunch break; Saturday by appointment
209 verified outcomes · 90% avg improvement
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Wilmington, DE
Wilmington
2106 Silverside Rd #102
(302) 543-5679
Mon–Fri with a lunch break; closed weekends
213 verified outcomes · 96% avg improvement
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Middletown, DE
Middletown
708 Ash Blvd
(302) 449-0149
Mon–Fri with a lunch break; closed weekends
216 verified outcomes · 93% avg improvement
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Smyrna, DE
Smyrna
699 S Carter Rd Suite 5
(302) 389-8915
Mon–Fri with a lunch break; Saturday 8:00am–11:30am
211 verified outcomes · 90% avg improvement
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Dover, DE
Camden & Dover
4608 S Dupont Hwy Unit 3
(302) 213-6116
Mon–Fri with a lunch break; closed weekends
216 verified outcomes · 90% avg improvement
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The doctors

Dr. Eric Marks, D.C.
Founder and President
Delaware native, Parker graduate, and founder of Pure Wellness. Dr. Marks built a five-clinic group so families across the state can get the same exam-driven chiropractic care.

Dr. Ken Decker, D.C.
Partner, Smyrna
Partner in Smyrna with two decades of chiropractic practice, a UD background, and a reputation for treating families for decades — not visits.

Dr. Joelle Renaud, D.C., ICCSP
Family and Prenatal Chiropractor
On the Pure Wellness team since 2011. Prenatal and family chiropractic in Newark with Webster, BIRTHFIT, and sports chiropractic credentials.

Dr. Justin Johnson, D.C.
Acute Injury Chiropractor
Wilmington chiropractor with a decade of practice in Utah, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, focused on acute injuries and a one-size-does-not-fit-all exam.

Dr. Jessica Cortellino, D.C.
Newark Chiropractor
UD graduate and Palmer Florida doctor who trained inside Pure Wellness and now practices in Newark.

Dr. Todd A. Richardson, D.C.
Injury Rehabilitation Chiropractor
Middletown chiropractor specializing in auto accidents, work injuries, whiplash, extremities, and manipulation under anesthesia.

Dr. Rebecca Leary, D.C.
Pediatric and Family Chiropractor
Dover native providing pediatric, prenatal, and family chiropractic at the Camden and Dover clinic since 2019.

Dr. Michael Giambertone, D.C.
Wellness and Lifestyle Chiropractor
Two decades of chiropractic plus lifestyle coaching. Sees patients in Smyrna and Camden/Dover.
