Green Story

After studying Creative Writing, Philosophy, Theater, and Humanities at the University of Maine at Farmington, Dr. Seth LaFlamme, DC wasn’t exactly sure what his next step should be. For a while he continued painting houses, a gig which had helped him pay for nearly all of his undergraduate schooling. Then in 2005 he decided to follow his then girlfriend (and now wife), Bri, to Atlanta, where the latter planned to study Chiropractic at the renowned Life University. Motivated as much by his own neck and back pain as he was the thrill of something new, eventually LaFlamme decided to give chiropractic a try, and enrolled himself. He never looked back.

Today, Dr. Seth owns and operates Great Works Chiropractic & Wellness in his native South Berwick. In attempting to dissuade the masses from the stigma that chiropractics concern little more than “neck pain, back pain, and headaches,” Dr. Seth offers a holistic alternative to the prohibitively expensive, symptom-centric, and often wasteful traditional medical fields. In describing the artistic science behind chiropractic, Dr. Seth uses the analogy of a construction foreman: Like the foreman, we’re all running off a blueprint – in the form of our nervous system – which, when followed most healthily and efficiently, results in our not only feeling better, but being better. As Dr. Seth points out, our bodies are inherently regenerative – blood cells are replaced every 120 days; our stomach lining every five days – which makes it all the more important that we stay in tune with its finer workings, functions, and rhythms.

What’s more, being at our healthiest and best has a direct effect on how we interact not only with one another, but with the planet as a whole. Indeed, Dr. Seth is out to prove that his practice is one as holistically-driven as it is sustainable. Unlike many traditional medical disciplines, chiropractic seldom results in the kind of physical waste typified by dumpsters full of biohazardous plastics and other refuse. Dr. Seth’s approach takes into account the entirety of your physical and mental well-being, in the process offering up conscious, sustainably-driven care that benefits a wide range ailments and maladies, as well as helping those who feel healthy to stay that way. To that end, Dr. Seth is willing to work with patients on an individual level and according to their personal goals, in an effort to guide each in becoming part of their own recovery. It is Dr. Seth’s mission to help as many people in his lifetime as he possibly can, especially children, and he is well-trained in many advanced practices in chiropractic as well as pediatrics. At Great Works Chiropractic & Wellness, Dr. Seth provides chiropractic care for healthier, happier families & children.