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Ryan T. Mijares alias The Spinal Crack

TikTok · 6932569961387901958

Practice location

5-5080 KUHIO HWY

HANALEI, HI 96714

Bottom line

Mostly evidence, with a few persuasion patterns mixed in.

  • Gives advice beyond what their license covers.
Dr. Trust Me Bro says

Behold 'The Spinal Crack,' the TikTok sensation who turns vertebrae into viral content with a single, bone-jarring pop—no pills, no panels, no pyramid schemes, just pure, unadulterated chiropractic crackery that makes the masses pop and laugh. A rare doc bro who stays in his lane, avoids the grift, and lets the spine do the talking.

10/100

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Score breakdown

75/100
Credentials
The public registry lists a chiropractor (DC), not an MD/DO physician. The "Dr." is real; the physician-grade authority it is being dressed up as is not, and that gap is what this score is weighing.
5/100
Manipulation
Near-zero manipulation: no fear-mongering, false authority, or disclaimer hypocrisy; the clip is a straightforward, non-transactional adjustment video.
15/100
Sales funnel
No supplements, lab tests, affiliate links, or booking CTAs detected—this clip has no sales funnel whatsoever.
40/100
Grift map
Zero grift: no money flow, no vendor partnerships, no kickbacks, and no affiliate program detected.
Evidence gap
No claims made that contradict mainstream evidence; the clip avoids medical advice entirely.
10/100
Bro energy
Minimal 'doc bro' behavior: no out-of-scope claims, no product pitches, no affiliate recruitment, and no grift pattern—just a viral chiropractic crack clip.

Direct answer

Ryan T. Mijares is licensed in Hawaii as a chiropractor (DC), not as an MD or DO, and Hawaii's chiropractic scope statute (Hawaii Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care)) limits that license to musculoskeletal care, not the diagnosis or treatment of systemic disease. Even so, they advertise diagnosing or treating Functional Medicine, Health Evaluations, Integrative Wellness, Functional Medicine for systemic disease, and Full Body Chiropractic Adjustments, conditions that belong with appropriately board-certified physicians.

Key findings

  • NPI registry confirms Ryan Mijares as Chiropractor (DC) in Hawaii (NPI 1164954012).see section ↓
  • Dr Ryan T. Mijares is marketed with a doctor title, but reviewed credentials indicate Chiropractor (DC) rather than an MD/DO physician license.see section ↓
  • This clip contains no detectable money flow, product funnel, or grift pattern. It is a short-form, non-transactional chiropractic adjustment video with no claims, no pitches, and no commerce links.see section ↓

Claims & evidence

Scope and literature cross-checks run when the scanned material carries health claims. They also run when it names conditions or treatments the subject presents themselves as qualified to treat or give advice on.

Manipulation

Nothing flagged in this section for this scan.

Commerce & grift map

This clip contains no detectable money flow, product funnel, or grift pattern. It is a short-form, non-transactional chiropractic adjustment video with no claims, no pitches, and no commerce links.

Critical

No FTC-style compensation disclosure

compensationDisclosures · scan

Credentials & scope

Glossary: Chiropractor (“Dr.”)

Learn: Is a chiropractor a medical doctor?

Credentials and scope reflect the dossier-wide determination for this subject, drawn from the strongest verified material across every analyzed source.

Stated: none · Likely: Chiropractor

Verified against the federal provider registry: D.C. · Chiropractor · HI license DC1365.

The subject explicitly identifies as a 'Chiropractor,' which is a state-regulated professional license (Chiropractor) with a narrow scope focused on musculoskeletal and nervous-system conditions.

  • DC, Doctor of Chiropractic

    A state-licensed professional degree focused on spinal adjustment and musculoskeletal health. It is not a medical doctor (MD) or osteopathic doctor (DO) license and does not grant general internal medicine authority.

    State chiropractic boards typically limit scope to evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal and nervous-system conditions via spinal adjustment. It does not include diagnosing/treating systemic disease (cancer, autoimmune, diabetes), prescribing drugs, or managing primary disease.

    Confirmed against the federal provider registry

General State Chiropractic Board Standards

Subject appears to be a chiropractor. Practice state could not be reliably detected, using general chiropractic board standards. No obvious state chiropractic licensing board scope or disclosure violations flagged in this material, but verify against current board rules.

Chiropractic scope is limited to musculoskeletal/nervous-system conditions via spinal adjustment; advertising must identify provider as DC, not MD/DO; financial relationships with vendors must be disclosed when products/tests are promoted; scope limitations must be clear.

Validated associated properties

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