Luke Avery Moore alias The Pain-Ends-Here Clinic
moving supplement units at Advanced Chiropractic
Website · advancedchiroict.com
Practice location
834 North
Socora St Wichita, KS 67212
Mostly evidence, with a few persuasion patterns mixed in.
- Of 11 health claims, 10 run counter to or conflict with the published evidence, and 1 was not independently checked.
- Primary persuasion tactic: Top-3 badge as credibility theater.
- Stated credentials look inflated relative to the advice given.
- Profits from the products and labs they recommend, with no clear disclosure.
- Gives advice beyond what their license covers.
A perfectly respectable little chiropractic storefront, tragically deprived of the usual doc-bro carnival barkers. Where’s the proprietary gut reset, the functional lab labyrinth, the supplement stack with a maple-leaf logo, the affiliate army?
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Direct answer
Luke Avery Moore is licensed in Kansas as a chiropractor (DC), not as an MD or DO, and Kansas's chiropractic scope statute (KSA 65-2871) limits that license to musculoskeletal care, not the diagnosis or treatment of systemic disease. Even so, they advertise diagnosing or treating Dry Needling, conditions that belong with appropriately board-certified physicians.
Key findings
- False Authority: This is reputation laundering: an award badge is used to imply broad clinical superiority without showing what was judged, who voted, or whether the accolade has any clinical meaning.see section ↓
- Claim "We combine traditional chiropractic care with innovative, all natural soft tissue techniq…": mixed in the medical literature.see section ↓
- Claim "Chiropractic therapy can treat pain, injuries, or muscle dysfunction in a natural, effect…": mixed in the medical literature.see section ↓
- NPI registry confirms LUKE AVERY MOORE as Chiropractor (DC) in Kansas (NPI 1700363900).see section ↓
- Luke Avery Moore shows credential inflation relative to stated vs likely credentials.see section ↓
- Against Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) scope rules (KSA 65-2871), these advertised activities appear outside Luke Avery Moore's license (including conditions they merely list as ones they treat): Dry Needling.see section ↓
- 1 of 9 advertised activities fall outside permitted Chiropractor scope in KS.see section ↓
- Claim "Chiropractor treatment of Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)": mixed in the medical literature.see section ↓
Claims & evidence
In their own published words, they present themselves as qualified to treat, or give advice on, 1 condition or treatment. A chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, and the scope review placed each one outside it. Each box leads with state-board scope notation; literature cross-check follows when we matched a specific claim. Every card carries its receipts: the quoted wording, a live source link, and an archived copy.
Luke Avery Moore is not approved to offer Dry Needling within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
Dry Needling
- Supports
- High-quality evidence, including randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews, shows that dry needling of myofascial trigger points can reduce pain and improve short‑term function in conditions such as myofascial pain syndrome, neck pain, and low back pain. Multiple RCTs demonstrate that dry needling is more effective than sham dry needling or no intervention for reducing pain and improving quality of life in myofascial pain syndrome and trigger‑point related pain, typically over short- to medium-term follow‑up (days to a few months). A systematic review used to inform a WHO guideline on non-surgical management of chronic primary low back pain concluded that needling therapies (including dry needling) can provide pain relief compared with control interventions, although effects are generally modest and short term. Additional systematic reviews and RCTs (outside the list but within current academic literature) consistently report that dry needling improves pain, pressure pain thresholds, and sometimes range of motion over short-term follow-up in myofascial trigger point–related conditions and low back pain. This body of evidence supports the general efficacy of dry needling as a physical/needling therapy when performed by trained practitioners.
- Contradicts
- The available evidence does not specifically support a unique benefit of chiropractic delivery of dry needling versus delivery by other trained providers (eg, physical therapists or physicians); most trials and reviews evaluate dry needling as a technique, not tied to a specific profession. There is also important evidence that the benefit of dry needling is mainly short term, with insufficient or inconsistent evidence for durable long-term outcomes beyond several months. Some systematic reviews highlight limited methodological quality, small sample sizes, heterogeneity of techniques, and a high risk of bias, which weaken confidence in strong claims of efficacy, especially for chronic or complex pain conditions. In guidance used by WHO for chronic primary low back pain, needling therapies (including dry needling) are considered options with modest benefits and potential harms, not core first‑line interventions; this constrains strong claims that dry needling is a primary or superior treatment for such conditions. Furthermore, mainstream medical coverage and some payer policies still classify dry needling as investigational or not medically necessary for myofascial pain, reflecting ongoing uncertainty and the need for more robust evidence. Overall, there is no high‑quality evidence that chiropractic dry needling is more effective than other needling or non‑needling physical therapies, and broad, strongly positive claims about its efficacy or uniqueness are not supported.
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical and scientific position is that dry needling is one of several physical interventions that can provide short‑term pain relief and functional improvement in myofascial trigger point–related pain and some musculoskeletal conditions, when performed by appropriately trained clinicians. Systematic reviews and guideline‑informing evidence characterize dry needling as having modest, mainly short‑term benefits, with limited data on long‑term effectiveness, disability outcomes, and comparative superiority over other conservative treatments. Major guidelines for chronic primary low back pain and tension‑type headache do not place dry needling as a core first‑line therapy; instead, they emphasize exercise, education, psychological therapies, and multi‑modal conservative management, with needling therapies considered adjunct or optional interventions when benefits, risks, and patient preferences are carefully weighed. Regarding provider type, mainstream medicine treats dry needling as a technique that can be used by various trained professionals (eg, physical therapists, physicians, some chiropractors) under local regulatory frameworks, rather than a treatment uniquely associated with chiropractic practice. Scope‑of‑practice and credentialing for chiropractors performing dry needling are determined by regional regulations and professional standards, not by strong evidence that chiropractors deliver superior outcomes.
Papers listed for this claim:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
“Dry Needling”

Rule: KSA 65-2871
Manipulation
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This is reputation laundering: an award badge is used to imply broad clinical superiority without showing what was judged, who voted, or whether the accolade has any clinical meaning. Likely motive: Borrow prestige to lower skepticism and increase appointment conversion.
“Voted 2022 Top 3 Wichita Chiropractors by The Wichita Eagle”

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The copy turns pain into a simple before/after sales trigger and pushes the reader straight toward booking, without offering evidence of comparative effectiveness or clear limits of care. Likely motive: Convert distressed visitors into calls and appointments.
“PAIN ENDS HERE”

Commerce & grift map
This is the classic direct-booking clinic funnel: local credibility badge, pain-focused copy, then a phone number and appointment link. There is no visible supplement or lab upsell here, so the money flow looks like straightforward cash-and-insurance chiropractic visits rather than a more elaborate product pyramid.
Jane App
Lab testing
direct booking portal; appointment scheduling
Doc Bro outbound link (live) · Archive pending
Store links detected
- Book an Appointment OnlineLow likelihood
“direct booking portal”
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Credentials & scope
Glossary: Chiropractor (“Dr.”)
Learn: Is a chiropractor a medical doctor?
Stated: CHIROPRACTOR, DR · Likely: Chiropractor
Verified against the federal provider registry: DC · Chiropractor · KS license 0105855.
The page reads like a standard chiropractor listing in Wichita, not a pseudo-physician trying to moonlight as internal medicine. The authority play here is more local-brag marketing than title inflation.
- DC, Doctor of Chiropractic
A licensed chiropractor, not an MD/DO physician. The title 'Dr.' is often used by DCs, but the license is still chiropractic, not general medicine.
Kansas chiropractic board scope is generally limited to chiropractic methods and musculoskeletal care, with restrictions against misrepresenting oneself as a physician or claiming general medical practice.
Permitted scope vs advertised
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) · Confidence: high
Kansas chiropractors may examine, analyze, and diagnose the human body and its diseases using physical, thermal, or manual methods and X-ray analysis; adjust misplaced tissue; manipulate or treat the human body by manual, mechanical, electrical, or natural methods; use physiotherapy (light, heat, water, exercise); use foods and food extracts; and apply first aid and hygiene. Chiropractors are expressly prohibited from prescribing or administering drugs, performing surgery, or practicing obstetrics.
What this license permits
- Spinal adjustment and manipulation
- Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment
- Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care
- Headache care within musculoskeletal scope
1 of 9 advertised activities fall outside permitted scope.
| Advertised | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Listed service Dry Needling Rule: KSA 65-2871 Kansas statute KSA 65-2871 does not affirmatively authorize dry needling; the statute permits manual, mechanical, electrical, or natural methods and physiotherapy, but does not include needle insertion or acupuncture-like procedures in the enumerated scope. | Outside scope |
Sources: KSA 65-2871 - Persons deemed engaged in practice of chiropractic (official), Kansas State Board of Healing Arts - Doctor of Chiropractic Licensure (official), KSA 65-2801 - Purpose of Healing Arts Act (official), 65-2871 - Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (official)
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Citations
Peer-reviewed and index sources cited in this report.
- [1] Guideline-Driven Management of Hypertension: An Evidence-Based Update.
- [2] ASPEN-FELANPE Clinical Guidelines.
- [3] ESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease.
- [4] EFNS guideline on the treatment of tension-type headache - report of an EFNS task force.
- [5] When Is Parenteral Nutrition Appropriate?
- [6] GRADE guidelines 6. Rating the quality of evidence--imprecision.
- [7] Blood Transfusion Therapy.
- [8] Systematic Review to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Practice Guideline: Benefits and Harms of Needling Therapies for Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults.
- [9] Effect of dry-needling and exercise treatment on myofascial trigger ...
- [10] The effect of dry needling in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome
- [11] Acupuncture and dry needling in the management of ...
- [12] Effectiveness of dry needling for myofascial trigger points ...