Spine By Design – Rockland Maine

About our practice.

At Spine By Design our mission is simple:  Get our patients back to doing the things they love most as quickly as we can.  The way that we do this is by providing a detailed, comprehensive analysis of the problem, and developing a structural solution that is based on the unique needs of each patient who comes to us for help.

Dr. Thomas White - Chiropractor

Dr. White - est. 1999

Spine By Design Chiropractic is what happens when a mechanical engineer decides to spend his professional career studying and caring for the most challenging of spinal injuries.

Dr. White made his first visit to the Chiropractor at the age of 15 after an accident. The results were amazing, and he instantly understood the power of the Chiropractic adjustment.

His early professional career was spent as a mechanical engineer. Dr. White has always been a dedicated analyst and problem solver.  After working in manufacturing and machine shop settings, he found that sound engineering practice has a firm place in structural healthcare.  Biological systems like human patients are vastly more complex than any man-made machine…and they deserve the utmost in deliberate care when evaluating and treating spinal injuries.

Upon deciding to pursue a career in Chiropractic, Dr. White knew that he would bring with him all of the analytical skills he had gathered in the engineering world, and master the most effective techniques he could find, in order to best serve his patients.

Now, over 25 years into his Chiropractic career, Dr. White enjoys meeting each and every new patient that comes to him for help.  Each case is a unique challenge, each patient an individual with a story to be told, each adjustment delivered with the intent to heal.

Outside of the office, Dr. White spends his time with his darling wife Annee, the light of his life, and the couple’s five Yorkies.  He has been involved in trade and renovation work since he was a kid and has a never-ending list of projects and remodeling work to be done as his ‘other’ job.

Your care plan in this office will be custom designed by a Doctor who cares deeply for your health and well being. You will find a compassionate partner in your healthcare, and a treatment plan designed to get you well and help you stay well.

Discover the Gonstead Difference

The work that we do in this practice is based on the principals of Dr. Clarence Gonstead.  Dr. Gonstead developed revolutionary theories around the mechanics, injuries, health, and healing of the intervertebral disc.  Dr. Gonstead pioneered the view of the disc as the foundational structural element of a healthy spine (and therefore patient).  We are proud to be able to offer this work to patients in the Midcoast Maine and surrounding areas.

Spinal Examination

You will receive a comprehensive spinal examination and analysis in this office.  Each segment of your spine is carefully scrutinized to determine which areas are the actual problems, and which areas need care.  Whether you fell off a ladder yesterday or out of a barn in 1940, you will receive the same careful examination designed to get to the bottom of your current issues.

Digital Xrays

Why Digital Xrays?  To see is to know.  To not see is to guess.  And we wont guess with your health.  We correlate all of the information we gather during your consult and examination with our xray findings in order to develop a care plan that is based on your particular structural health needs

Cervical Adjusting

We will typically adjust the cervical spine (neck) from a sitting up position in this office.  It allows us to make a 3-D correction to the subluxation misalignment without any twisting or torquing of the neck.  Most of our patients find this to be a comfortable position to address these issues.

Thoracic Spine (Rib Cage Issues)

The majority of our thoracic spine adjusting occurs on the hi-lo table, the workhorse of our practice.   This table lowers you up and down, which is great for our elderly patients, acute patients who are having trouble standing / getting on and off the table, and also for our expectant mothers.  The table is highly adjustable to be comfortable right thru the 9th month of pregnancy.

Lumbar and Pelvis Adjusting

Our practice addresses huge numbers of lumbar spine and pelvis injuries.   These issues can be decades old, or they can be hours old.  Regardless of where you may fall on this spectrum, chances are that you will wind up on this adjusting bench during your visit.

Extremity issue?

It is a surprise how many times a patient does not think about asking us if we can help with their knee / ankle / elbow / etc.  We adjust extremities on a large number of our patients and are happy to discuss any particular needs you may have.  Rolled an ankle?  We should be able to help.  Old softball injury?  Gaff bouy arm?  Just let us know.  We can’t help with something that we don’t know about.

What about during a pregnancy?

The human body is an astounding accomplishment.  The pregnant human body even more so.  The biomechanical, structural, and neurological challenges of a pregnancy are profound.  Many of our expectant moms choose Chiropractic right through the 9 months and then afterwards.  Toting babies, car carriers and all of the rest is very stressful on an already committed body.

Well then, what about children?

Of course.  If you have seen a traumatic birth, a child fall down the stairs or off a swing set, then you have seen the origins of many of our patient’s spinal dilemmas.  We are happy to work up your little one.  Our patients have ranged from days old to 105 years old.  Chiropractic is suitable for all ages.

Our Practice in Rockland Maine

Our Practice

We are located on the corner of Pine and Maverick, just across from the Hannaford and Subway parking lot.

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Waiting Room

We have a comfortable and inviting waiting room for you to relax before your appointment.  We take care to run on time in our practice, and our patients generally do not spend long waiting for their visit with Dr. White.

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Reception

Follow up visits and payments are generally handled after your appointment.  If you are a Celtics fan, basketball is spoken at the front desk.

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Intake / Consult

You will sit down for a formal intake and consult with Dr. White prior to your exam.  Questions?  Fire away.  Concerns?  Bring them up.  Dr. White is best able to help you if you are ready to discuss all of your concerns with him.

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Xray and Treatment

In addition to a state of the art digital xray system, we have a full range of Gonstead specific adjusting equipment in this office. We can handle frail, elderly patients, and acute fishermen who were injured on the boat this morning.  Same goes for soccer players, Jiu Jitsu athletes, gardeners, contractors and all of the other pursuits that our wide array of patients get into during the course of their lives.

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Ready to Get Started?

We are here to help.  No matter what you bring us in terms of your health and well being, we will do everything we can to get you back on track.

Schedule an appointment today and experience the difference that chiropractic care can make in your life.

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