Injury Rehabilitation Chiropractor
Dr. Todd A. Richardson, D.C.
Middletown chiropractor specializing in auto accidents, work injuries, whiplash, extremities, and manipulation under anesthesia.
Dr. Todd Richardson specializes in injury rehabilitation from auto accidents, work-related injuries, personal injuries, and everyday pain. He is a Life University graduate and attended Towson University.
A former Vice President and Treasurer of the Delaware Chiropractic Society, he is certified in manipulation under anesthesia and treats whiplash, carpal tunnel, headaches, and extremity pain.
Middletown patients who were in a crash, hurt at work, or told to “wait and see” usually start here.
Where Todd practises
Todd 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 Todd treats
The complaints with the most reps on this schedule are auto accidents; work injuries; whiplash; carpal tunnel; headaches. Alongside those, Todd 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 Todd adjusts
“Chiropractic” is not one procedure. The methods below are the ones Todd 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.
Rehabilitation-Based Chiropractic
Pairs every adjustment with corrective exercise so the change holds after you leave.
What it feels like: Table work plus homework — usually two or three specific movements, not a generic printout.
Used for: Recurring problems, deconditioned patients, and anyone who improves in the office but loses it within a few days.
Manipulation Under Anaesthesia
A hospital or surgical-centre procedure for chronic cases that have stopped responding to in-office care.
What it feels like: Performed while you are sedated, so you feel nothing during the procedure. It is followed by a structured rehabilitation schedule in the clinic.
Used for: Long-standing adhesions and severe restriction where guarding and pain prevent an effective adjustment while awake. It is a considered step, not a first option.
Extremity Adjusting
Applies the same joint-restoration principles to shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, and feet.
What it feels like: Similar to a spinal adjustment but scaled to a smaller joint — a specific, quick movement, often combined with traction.
Used for: Frozen shoulder, carpal tunnel, jammed ribs, ankle sprains that never fully recovered, and knee pain that follows a hip or foot problem.
Education
- Life University — Doctor of Chiropractic
- Towson University
Honors
- Past Vice President, Delaware Chiropractic Society
- Past Treasurer, Delaware Chiropractic Society
- Certified in Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Associations
- Delaware Chiropractic Services Network
Patients
“The office staff were so wonderful and professional that I immediately felt at ease. I enjoyed listening to Dr. Todd Richardson and what chiropractic therapy could offer me.”
“I'm feeling so much better after my first visit. Thank you Dr. Todd Richardson and staff at Pure Wellness in Middletown.”
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Booking with Dr. Todd A. Richardson, D.C.
Where does Dr. Todd A. Richardson practise?
Todd sees patients at Pure Wellness Middletown, 708 Ash Blvd, Middletown ((302) 449-0149). Appointments are booked through the clinic, not through a personal line.
What techniques does Dr. Todd A. Richardson use?
Injury rehabilitation, Manipulation under anesthesia, Extremity adjusting. 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 Todd treat most often?
Auto accidents; Work injuries; Whiplash; Carpal tunnel; Headaches. Beyond those, Todd sees the full range of spinal and extremity complaints that come into a general chiropractic practice.
How long is a first visit with Dr. Todd A. Richardson?
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 Todd 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) 449-0149 and the front desk will check it for you.
Can I see Todd 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.