Pediatric and Family Chiropractor
Dr. Rebecca Leary, D.C.
Dover native providing pediatric, prenatal, and family chiropractic at the Camden and Dover clinic since 2019.
Dr. Becky Leary has been at Pure Wellness since 2019 with a focus on family and pediatric chiropractic. A Dover native and University of Florida graduate, she earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic magna cum laude from Life University in 2012.
She holds advanced training in Webster Technique and Activator Methods, and uses Diversified, Cox flexion distraction, and SOT.
Parents in Dover routinely mention her work with infants and children. If you want pediatric chiropractic in the capital area, this is the doctor to book.
Where Rebecca practises
Rebecca practises out of a single Pure Wellness office, which keeps your file, your imaging, and your treating doctor in one building rather than spread across the state.
What Rebecca treats
The complaints with the most reps on this schedule are pediatrics; family care; prenatal webster. Alongside those, Rebecca handles the everyday spinal and extremity work any general chiropractic practice sees — the stiff neck that will not turn, the low back that seized lifting something ordinary, the shoulder that has quietly stopped reaching overhead. Each link below opens the statewide write-up for that condition: what actually causes it, what an exam looks for, and when chiropractic is the wrong answer.
How Rebecca adjusts
“Chiropractic” is not one procedure. The methods below are the ones Rebecca is trained in, and the exam decides which of them you get. If a forceful adjustment is wrong for your age, your bone density, or an acutely inflamed joint, there is a low-force option that reaches the same joint a different way — you should be told which one you are getting and why before anyone touches you.
Diversified
The most widely taught hands-on adjustment in chiropractic, and the method most people picture when they think of seeing a chiropractor.
What it feels like: A quick, shallow thrust delivered by hand to a specific joint. You often hear a pop — that is gas releasing from the joint capsule, not bones cracking — and the whole contact lasts a fraction of a second.
Used for: Restoring motion to a spinal or extremity joint that has stopped moving through its normal range. It is the default starting point for most low back, mid back, and neck complaints.
Cox Flexion-Distraction
A gentle, non-surgical decompression method performed on a table with a moving lower section.
What it feels like: You lie face down while the table slowly flexes and stretches the lumbar spine. It is rhythmic and repetitive rather than a single thrust, and most patients describe it as a relief rather than a jolt.
Used for: Disc herniation, sciatica, spinal stenosis, and lower back pain that gets worse with sitting. It is the technique of choice when a disc is involved and a rotary adjustment would be too aggressive.
Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT)
A low-force system that treats the pelvis and the base of the skull as two ends of one mechanical chain.
What it feels like: Padded wedges are placed under the pelvis and your own body weight does the work over several minutes. There is little or no thrusting.
Used for: Pelvic torsion, sacroiliac pain, headaches that trace back to pelvic mechanics, and patients who do not tolerate a forceful adjustment.
Webster Technique
A specific sacral analysis and adjustment developed for pregnant patients, requiring separate certification.
What it feels like: Side-lying adjustment of the sacrum plus release of the round ligaments across the front of the abdomen. Tables are set up with cut-outs so you can lie comfortably through the third trimester.
Used for: Pregnancy-related low back and pelvic pain, and restoring balanced pelvic mechanics. It addresses the mother's alignment; it is not a procedure performed on the baby.
Activator Methods
Instrument adjusting using a small spring-loaded tool that delivers a measured, repeatable impulse.
What it feels like: A light tap. There is no twisting, no popping, and no sudden movement of your body — which is why it is often the first thing we offer to nervous patients.
Used for: Older patients, osteoporosis, acute inflamed joints, children, and anyone who tenses up at the thought of a manual adjustment.
Education
- Life University — Doctor of Chiropractic, magna cum laude (2012)
- University of Florida
Honors
- Magna cum laude, Life University
Associations
- Licensed in Delaware
- National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Delaware Chiropractic Services Network
- International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
Patients
“Dr. Leary always takes great care of me. When I've come in with acute issues she also gives self care instructions so I can be an active participant in my healing.”
“Dr. Leary has provided exceptional care to me and my family for over 4 years — from newborn care to traumatic injuries.”
“Dr. Leary is amazing. She's great with my 6 month old and I started seeing her for myself.”
Booking with Dr. Rebecca Leary, D.C.
Where does Dr. Rebecca Leary practise?
Rebecca sees patients at Pure Wellness Camden and Dover, 4608 S Dupont Hwy Unit 3, Dover ((302) 213-6116). Appointments are booked through the clinic, not through a personal line.
What techniques does Dr. Rebecca Leary use?
Diversified, Cox Flexion Distraction, SOT, Webster, Activator Methods. Which one you get is decided by the exam — age, bone density, whether a disc is involved, and how much force you can comfortably tolerate all change the answer.
What does Rebecca treat most often?
Pediatrics; Family care; Prenatal Webster. Beyond those, Rebecca sees the full range of spinal and extremity complaints that come into a general chiropractic practice.
How long is a first visit with Dr. Rebecca Leary?
Plan on 60 to 90 minutes. That covers history, orthopedic and neurological testing, measured range of motion, and a conversation about what the findings mean before any treatment starts. Follow-up visits are considerably shorter.
Does Rebecca take my insurance?
Pure Wellness works with most major plans and will verify your specific benefits before your first appointment so there are no surprises. Send your details through the insurance verification form or call (302) 213-6116 and the front desk will check it for you.
Can I see Rebecca for an auto accident or work injury?
Yes. Injury cases are documented to the standard that insurers and attorneys require, which means measured findings and scheduled re-examinations rather than a generic treatment note. Mention the crash or the incident when you book so the first visit is scheduled with enough time.