02-297-1 Me. Code R. § 6
"Chiropractic Adjustment or Chiropractic/Adjustive Manipulative Technique" means the application of a precisely controlled force applied by manual or by mechanical means to a specific focal point of the anatomy for the express purpose of creating a desired angular movement in skeletal joint structures in order to eliminate or decrease interference with neural transmission and correct or attempt to correct subluxation complex; chiropractic adjustment utilizes, as appropriate, but is not limited to, short lever force, high velocity force, short amplitude force, or specific line-of-correction force to achieve the desired angular movement, as well as low force neuro-muscular, neuro-vascular, neuro-cranial, or neuro-lymphatic reflex technique procedures.
02-297 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 6