Evan Philip Mladenoff alias Brain-Scan Chiro
dispensing certainty at The Mladenoff Clinic Kansas City
Website · mladenoffclinickc.com
Practice location
1 913 491 1071 #### Where to Find Us 11021 Metcalf Ave
Overland Park, KS 66210
Funnel-first framing that runs on persuasion, light on published evidence.
- Of 18 health claims, 5 run counter to or conflict with the published evidence, and 13 were not independently checked.
- Primary persuasion tactic: Every bump becomes brain damage.
- 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.
Evan Mladenoff is serving classic doc-bro couture: brain buzzwords, concussion dread, and a clinic menu that sounds one part rehab and three parts techno-wellness. He has the signature move down pat — borrow enough neuroscience language to make a chiropractic office feel like a neurological command center, then invite the worried patient to book in for the premium version.
High grift signals
Score breakdown
Direct answer
Evan Philip Mladenoff is licensed in Kansas as a chiropractor (DC), not as an MD or DO, and Kansas's chiropractic scope statute (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)) limits that license to musculoskeletal care, not the diagnosis or treatment of systemic disease. Even so, they advertise diagnosing or treating Applied Kinesiology, HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy, Prenosological Examination, Stress System Examination, and Inflammation Score, conditions that belong with appropriately board-certified physicians. Those same pages route patients toward paid programs that Evan Philip Mladenoff profits from.
Key findings
- Fear Mongering: This turns ordinary head impacts into a universal danger narrative and implies a sweeping disease process from all head trauma. That is classic fear marketing for a niche service funnel.see section ↓
- Claim "applied kinesiology": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
- Claim "hyperbaric oxygen therapy": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
- NPI registry confirms Evan Mladenoff as Chiropractor (DC) in Kansas (NPI 1902348485).see section ↓
- Evan Philip Mladenoff shows credential inflation relative to stated vs likely credentials.see section ↓
- Dr Evan Philip Mladenoff is marketed with a doctor title, but reviewed credentials indicate Chiropractor (DC) rather than an MD/DO physician license.see section ↓
- Against Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) scope rules (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)), these advertised activities appear outside Evan Philip Mladenoff's license (including conditions they merely list as ones they treat): Applied Kinesiology, HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy,…see section ↓
- 21 of 24 advertised activities fall outside permitted Chiropractor scope in KS.see section ↓
Claims & evidence
15 advertised conditions or treatments fall outside their license scope. 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.
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not approved to offer Applied Kinesiology within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
Applied Kinesiology
- Supports
- High-quality evidence does not support applied kinesiology as a reliable diagnostic method. A critical review in medicine and dentistry concluded there is a lack of evidence for its effectiveness, validity, and reliability . [3] A blinded evaluation found that the research produced by the applied kinesiology field itself should not be relied upon and that, in experimental studies meeting accepted standards, applied kinesiology had not demonstrated usefulness or reliability as a diagnostic tool . [1][4] A literature review of AK-specific procedures concluded that the few studies evaluating unique AK procedures either refute or cannot support their validity as diagnostic tests, and that blinded randomized trials are needed to assess such claims . [2]
- Contradicts
- The peer-reviewed index list provided by the user does not include any paper directly supporting applied kinesiology. [2] The only indexed item that appears related to kinesiology is about flywheel eccentric overload training in sports performance, which is unrelated to applied kinesiology as a diagnostic or treatment system. Some AK-authored or AK-adjacent reviews argue that there is evidence for certain forms of manual muscle testing in neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction, but those claims are not backed here by major guidelines or robust independent systematic reviews, and the cited support is methodologically weaker than the critical literature . More recent literature also suggests that reliability of manual muscle testing in applied kinesiology varies by analysis, with nonmusculoskeletal challenge methods showing nonexistent reliability and not being recommended for clinical use, which weakens broad claims for the practice . [1][3][4]
- Mainstream view
- The mainstream medical and scientific view is that applied kinesiology is not a validated diagnostic system and should not be used to diagnose disease or guide major health decisions. [2][3][4] Where manual muscle testing is used in standard physical examination, that is distinct from applied kinesiology; the unique AK claims of diagnosing organ disease, nutrient status, or hidden pathology are not supported by reliable evidence . [1] Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).
“APPLIED KINESIOLOGY”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not approved to offer HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy
- Supports
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is supported by major reviews and guidelines for a limited set of indications, including carbon monoxide poisoning, decompression sickness, gas embolism, clostridial myonecrosis/gas gangrene, selected compromised grafts/flaps, radiation injury, and some difficult wound-healing scenarios. [5][6][7][8] The peer-reviewed index paper on Fournier’s gangrene reports a systematic review and meta-analysis supporting HBOT as an adjunct in this necrotizing soft-tissue infection. Broader medical reviews also describe HBOT as an accepted therapy for radiation injury, selected severe infections, and wound-healing indications, and major consensus/guideline documents support its use in conditions such as carbon monoxide poisoning and gas embolism.
- Contradicts
- The claim is too nonspecific to be directly supported as stated, because hyperbaric oxygen therapy is not a general treatment for all conditions and its evidence base varies sharply by indication. [5][6][7][8] For several proposed uses, evidence is weak, inconsistent, or based on low-quality studies rather than strong randomized evidence; the peer-reviewed index set includes a systematic review for female infertility, but this is a 2025 preprint rather than established peer-reviewed evidence and therefore does not provide robust support for routine clinical use. Similarly, the broader academic literature notes ongoing controversy for many off-label applications, with benefits often limited to specific subgroups and with potential adverse effects that must be weighed against uncertain benefit.
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream medicine considers hyperbaric oxygen therapy a legitimate adjunctive treatment for a defined list of indications, especially decompression illness, gas embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene/necrotizing infections, compromised flaps/grafts, and some radiation injuries. [5][6][7][8] It is not considered a general therapy for broad wellness or for many unsupported conditions, and evidence quality is indication-specific rather than uniformly strong.
“### HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy”
Rule: K.A.R. 100-6-4 (applications for licensure in the healing arts)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Prenosological Examination.
Prenosological Examination
- Supports
- The phrase “prenosological examination” is used in some Russian/Eastern European health-literature contexts to mean assessment of borderline or pre-disease functional states, and indexed papers describe it as a screening/control concept aimed at detecting changes before overt disease appears. [18][19] One indexed source explicitly states that a prenosological examination focuses on determining functional capabilities and using them to identify prenosological disorders and prevent disease development . Another indexed source describes prenosological diagnostics as identifying norm-pathology borderline states and using that framework for health assessment .
- Contradicts
- There is no high-quality evidence in the supplied indexed papers showing that “prenosological examination” is a validated, widely adopted, or guideline-endorsed medical intervention with proven patient-outcome benefits. [18][19] The indexed material is largely conceptual, descriptive, or from specialized regional literature rather than systematic reviews, randomized trials, or major international guidelines. In mainstream evidence-based medicine, routine clinical assessment is organized around screening, risk assessment, and diagnosis of specific conditions, not around a broadly standardized “prenosological” category. The supplied index papers do not provide direct evidence that this framework improves morbidity, mortality, or diagnostic accuracy compared with established approaches .
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream medicine does not recognize “prenosological examination” as a standard, internationally established clinical category with strong evidence-based validation. The closest accepted equivalents are preventive screening, risk stratification, and evaluation of subclinical or prodromal disease, but those are condition-specific and supported by condition-specific evidence, unlike the generalized prenosological framework. [18][19] Based on the available evidence, the concept is at most a niche preventive-health approach with weak empirical support rather than a mainstream standard of care.
“### Prenosological Examination”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Stress System Examination.
Stress System Examination
- Supports
- The peer‑reviewed index papers provided do not describe or endorse any formal clinical construct called “stress system examination,” nor do they outline a standardized bedside or office protocol under that name. [12] Instead, they include general guideline methodology on grading evidence quality , disease‑specific treatment guidelines , and diagnostic accuracy or physical examination protocols for other conditions such as PTSD and ACL rupture . [20][21][22][13] None of these serve as direct support for a branded or influencer‑level clinical test or examination named “stress system examination. [25] ” Beyond the index set, mainstream academic sources describe the “stress system” as the integrated neuroendocrine and autonomic network (HPA axis and autonomic nervous system) that mediates the adaptive stress response, and they note that this system can be clinically assessed indirectly through autonomic function tests, endocrine measurements, and standardized stress‑induction paradigms. [23][24][26] These sources support the general idea that stress responses and the stress system can be measured or assessed, but not a specific, unified clinical examination protocol with that exact name. Overall, high‑quality evidence supports clinical assessment of stress responses and autonomic/endocrine function, not a proprietary or uniquely defined “stress system examination” as a recognized medical entity.
- Contradicts
- Because none of the indexed peer‑reviewed papers mention a “stress system examination,” there is no direct high‑quality evidence that a specific examination with that name is validated, standardized, or recommended in guidelines as a routine clinical tool . [20][12][25] The guidelines and systematic reviews provided focus on other topics (e. g. , tension‑type headache treatment, hypertension management, clinical nutrition in IBD, parenteral/enteral nutrition) and do not propose or evaluate a stress‑system‑wide physical examination protocol . [21][22][13] This absence of mention or endorsement in major guidelines and systematic reviews suggests that, if the influencer is presenting “stress system examination” as a widely accepted, standardized medical test, that characterization is not supported by current high‑quality evidence. [23][24][26] Furthermore, the presence of validated condition‑specific diagnostic frameworks (e. g. , PTSD diagnostic accuracy evaluations, orthopedic physical exam protocols for ACL rupture) highlights that when new clinical examinations are accepted into mainstream practice, they are typically accompanied by detailed validation studies and clear naming conventions in the literature . This pattern contrasts with the apparent lack of such evidence for an examination explicitly termed “stress system examination. ”
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream medicine and physiology recognize a “stress system” consisting primarily of the hypothalamic‑pituitary‑adrenal axis and the autonomic nervous system, which orchestrates the organism’s response to stressors and maintains or restores homeostasis. [23][24][26] This system’s function can be evaluated indirectly via established autonomic tests, endocrine measurements (e. g. , cortisol), and standardized psychological/physiological stress protocols, depending on the clinical question. However, there is no widely recognized, guideline‑endorsed clinical entity specifically called “stress system examination” in the peer‑reviewed literature provided . [21][13][25] Mainstream practice may incorporate elements such as cardiovascular autonomic testing, cardiac stress tests, and neuroendocrine assessments, but these are framed as separate, well‑defined procedures rather than as a single branded exam of the “stress system. ” Thus, the mainstream position is that while stress physiology and its clinical assessment are real and important, a unitary examination marketed as “stress system examination” is not a standard, validated tool recognized in major guidelines or high‑level evidence syntheses. [20][12] Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).
“### Stress System Examination”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Inflammation Score.
Inflammation Score
- Supports
- The general concept of an inflammation score, meaning a composite metric derived from multiple inflammatory biomarkers or exposures (such as diet and lifestyle), is supported by a growing body of observational and methodological research, although not by the specific influencer product which is not described here. Several validated dietary and lifestyle inflammation scores (e.g., Dietary Inflammatory Index, Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Pattern, Dietary Inflammation Score, Lifestyle Inflammation Score) show that more pro‑inflammatory diets and lifestyles are associated with higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers, and with increased risks of chronic disease and mortality in large cohorts.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][14][15][18][19][20] Composite biomarker scores of low‑grade inflammation have been shown to predict all‑cause mortality independent of other risk factors, supporting the prognostic value of an aggregate inflammation score derived from blood markers.[18] Recent work on composite biomarkers of “inflammatory resilience” and on scores combining insulin resistance and inflammation markers for prediction of complications in type 2 diabetes further supports the feasibility and potential clinical utility of multi‑marker inflammation scores for risk stratification in specific contexts.[16][17] Large scoping and narrative reviews indicate that food‑based inflammatory indexes (including the Dietary Inflammation Score and related indices) consistently correlate with multiple inflammatory biomarkers and can be applied across populations to investigate links between dietary inflammatory potential and chronic disease, although they require careful validation and high‑quality dietary assessment.[4][15]
- Contradicts
- High‑quality evidence supports the general use of composite inflammation scores for research and risk stratification, but there are important limitations and areas where evidence is weak or inconsistent. Most dietary and lifestyle inflammation scores are based on observational data and are primarily validated against biomarker panels and long‑term outcomes, not as precise individual diagnostic tools; they are better at group‑level risk estimation than at telling a single person their exact “inflammation level.”[1][3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][14][15][18][19][20] Several studies note that specific indices, such as the Dietary Inflammatory Index, may not perform well in certain populations (e.g., young college‑aged women) and that their validity depends heavily on accurate dietary assessment and the population in which they were developed.[11][14][15][22] Pediatric work on pro‑/anti‑inflammatory food intake scores shows only acceptable reliability but weak convergent and criterion validity, indicating that these scores currently have limited precision in children and adolescents.[13] Composite biomarker scores of inflammatory resilience or risk (e.g., multi‑cytokine panels, combined insulin resistance and inflammation scores) are still in feasibility and early validation phases; while they show promise, they are not yet standard clinical tools and require further validation and calibration before routine use.[16][17] Overall, there is little high‑quality evidence that any commercial or influencer‑promoted “inflammation score” can, on its own, reliably diagnose disease, guide treatment, or guarantee specific health outcomes, beyond the more cautious research uses described in peer‑reviewed work.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][22]
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream medical and scientific opinion recognizes chronic low‑grade inflammation as an important risk factor for many noncommunicable diseases and supports the use of composite inflammation scores as research tools and potential risk stratification instruments, but not as standalone consumer diagnostics or treatment guides. In epidemiology and nutritional science, indices like the Dietary Inflammatory Index, Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Pattern, Dietary Inflammation Score, and Lifestyle Inflammation Score are accepted as useful methods to quantify the inflammatory potential of diet and lifestyle and to study associations with biomarkers and long‑term outcomes, with the understanding that they require population‑specific validation and careful interpretation.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][14][15][19][20] In clinical research, composite biomarker scores of inflammation or “inflammatory resilience” are viewed as promising tools for predicting mortality, complications, or response to interventions, but they are still under development and are not yet broadly incorporated into routine clinical guidelines.[16][17][18][23] Major reviews emphasize that these scores supplement, rather than replace, standard clinical evaluation, and that they should not be overinterpreted at the individual level or marketed as precise measures of a person’s health status without robust evidence.[4][11][14][15][18][19][22]
“### Inflammation Score”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Functional Neurology.
Functional Neurology
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“### Functional Neurology”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not approved to offer Laser Therapy within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
Laser Therapy
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“### Laser Therapy”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Visual Brain Tracking.
Visual Brain Tracking
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“### Visual Brain Tracking”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Brain Balance Tracking.
Brain Balance Tracking
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“### Brain Balance Tracking”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Concussion Treatment.
Concussion Treatment
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“### Concussion Treatment”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Comprehensive Drug Free Care.
Comprehensive Drug Free Care
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“### Comprehensive Drug Free Care”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Functional neurology uses the patient’s body and environment to assess, diagnose and localize areas of dysfunction within the nervous system..
Functional neurology uses the patient’s body and environment to assess, diagnose and localize areas of dysfunction within the nervous system.
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Functional Neurology Rehab utilizes a brain-based scientific approach in caring for complex conditions. Functional neurology uses the patient’s body and environment to assess, diagnose and localize areas of dysfunction within the nervous system.”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not approved to offer cold laser technology provides meaningful benefits in treating patients for pain treatment within a Chiropractor scope of practice under Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic).
cold laser technology provides meaningful benefits in treating patients for pain treatment
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“cold laser technology provides meaningful benefits in treating patients for pain treatment”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to diagnose, treat, or cure Learn More.
Learn More
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Learn More”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Evan Philip Mladenoff is not licensed or approved by Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) to advertise Visual brain tracking / RightEye as within their scope of practice.
Visual brain tracking / RightEye
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“### Visual Brain Tracking”
Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)
Manipulation
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This turns ordinary head impacts into a universal danger narrative and implies a sweeping disease process from all head trauma. That is classic fear marketing for a niche service funnel. Likely motive: Push concussion-related consults, tracking tests, and device-driven follow-up care.
“If You Shake It - You Break It!" It's not just a bump on the head. Every head trauma will cause neuro-inflammation.”
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The page dresses a chiropractic clinic in neuroscience vocabulary to make it sound like a medical specialty with general diagnostic power. That borrows authority far beyond chiropractic scope. Likely motive: Make a narrow-license provider look like a multi-system neurologic expert.
“Functional Neurology Rehab utilizes a brain-based scientific approach in caring for complex conditions.”
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Tracking systems and branded assessments are being positioned as clinical gatekeepers for more visits and services. This is a classic assessment-to-treatment upsell pattern even when the underlying test is not standard care. Likely motive: Sell evaluations, retests, and follow-on programs.
“The Balance Tracking System (BTrackS™) is used for fall risk analysis, balance improvement programs, concussion management, Medicare wellness, chiropractic care, physical therapy and balance research.”
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The language implies a proprietary or exclusive offering that only this clinic can provide, which is designed to create scarcity and make the service feel special and purchase-worthy. Likely motive: Drive premium pricing for branded in-clinic devices and procedures.
“Exclusively and First in Kansas City at The Mladenoff Clinic.”
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The page is engineered to move visitors from content into intake forms, calls, and bookings. That is a direct conversion funnel rather than neutral education. Likely motive: Convert worried readers into paying patients.
“You can download New Patient Forms, call to schedule an appointment, download Home-Self Care advice or you can use our online contact form.”
Commerce & grift map
The funnel here is classic: fear about concussion, inflammation, and nervous-system dysfunction, then branded tracking or specialty exams, then follow-up care in the clinic. The page is built to convert concern into an appointment rather than to provide evidence-based triage, and the exclusive-device language makes the services feel more medically certain than the literature supports.
Amazon
CommercePays providers to recommendHigh confidence
- Affiliate commission
Amazon runs the Amazon Associates affiliate program, where providers earn a percentage commission on qualifying purchases made through their unique referral links. Commission rates vary by product category and are paid out as commission income via direct deposit, Amazon gift card, or check, typically about 60 days after the month in which the purchases occur.
Reported rate: up to 10% depending on product category
Patient program: Patients/consumers order directly from Amazon using the provider’s Amazon Associates referral/short link (e.g. amzn.to), and their purchases generate affiliate commissions for the provider; from the patient’s perspective this is a normal Amazon purchase with no extra cost.
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Vendor research sources
- Amazon Associates Central main pageOfficial
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- Amazon Affiliate Program: Complete Earning Guide for 2026
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- PaymentsOfficial
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How the money flows
- Proprietary productUndisclosed Branded clinic services and device-driven programs that likely monetize assessments and follow-up care. “The Balance Tracking System (BTrackS™) is used for fall risk analysis, balance improvement programs, concussion management, Medicare wellness, chiropractic care, physical therapy and balance research.”
“The Balance Tracking System (BTrackS™) is used for fall risk analysis, balance improvement programs, concussion management, Medicare wellness, chiropractic care, physical therapy and balance research.”
- Other financial tieUndisclosed Direct appointment and intake funnel for paid clinic visits. “call to schedule an appointment”
“call to schedule an appointment”
- Affiliate / promo linkUndisclosed Amazon: pays providers to promote or sell its products (Affiliate commission). “Amazon runs the Amazon Associates affiliate program, where providers earn a percentage commission on qualifying purchases made through their unique referral links. Commission rates vary by product category and are paid out as commission income via direct deposit, Amazon gift card, or check, typically about 60 days after the month in which the purchases occur.”
“Amazon runs the Amazon Associates affiliate program, where providers earn a percentage commission on qualifying purchases made through their unique referral links. Commission rates vary by product category and are paid out as commission income via direct deposit, Amazon gift card, or check, typically about 60 days after the month in which the purchases occur.”
Sponsors and advertisers
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Credentials & scope
Glossary: Chiropractor (“Dr.”)
Stated: DR · Likely: Chiropractor
Verified against the federal provider registry: D.C. · Chiropractor, Sports Physician · KS license 01-05771.
Evan Mladenoff presents as a doctor, but the page reads like a chiropractic-branded functional medicine and brain-performance shop. The problem is not the title itself; it is the leap from a narrow spine-and-musculoskeletal license into diagnosing and managing neurologic, inflammatory, and systemic conditions.
- DC, Doctor of Chiropractic
Most likely the source of the 'Dr.' title on the site, not an MD/DO physician license.
State chiropractic boards typically allow spinal/musculoskeletal assessment, manipulation, rehab, and related patient education, but not general internal medicine, systemic disease diagnosis, or broad neurologic/immune/endocrine treatment.
Permitted scope vs advertised
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) · Confidence: low
Kansas licenses chiropractors under the Board of Healing Arts to practice chiropractic, which centers on evaluating and treating human ailments by adjusting and manipulating the neuromusculoskeletal system, using modalities and procedures expressly authorized by statute or regulation. The scope does not affirmatively authorize broad systemic disease management, general neurology practice, or non-chiropractic medical therapies unless specifically permitted. Any activity not expressly allowed in Kansas chiropractic statutes or KSBHA regulations is outside the chiropractor’s lawful scope.
What this license permits
- Spinal adjustment and manipulation
- Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment
- Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care
- Headache care within musculoskeletal scope
22 of 24 advertised activities fall outside permitted scope.
| Advertised | Verdict |
|---|---|
| Listed service Applied Kinesiology Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Listed service HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy Rule: K.A.R. 100-6-4 (applications for licensure in the healing arts) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a medical modality not affirmatively authorized for chiropractors under Kansas Board of Healing Arts materials, which only reference licensure in the healing arts and do not grant chiropractors general medical treatment authority. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Prenosological Examination Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Stress System Examination Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Inflammation Score Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Scoring or diagnosing systemic inflammation as a generalized bodily disease state is not affirmatively authorized in the limited Kansas chiropractic materials retrieved and would constitute systemic medical diagnosis beyond neuromusculoskeletal chiropractic care. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Functional Neurology Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Functional neurology as a broad neurologic diagnostic discipline goes beyond chiropractic neuromusculoskeletal assessment, and Kansas chiropractic scope materials do not affirmatively authorize general neurology practice. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Laser Therapy Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Visual Brain Tracking Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Visual brain tracking framed as neurologic function assessment constitutes specialized neurologic diagnostics, which are not affirmatively authorized for Kansas chiropractors by the retrieved Board of Healing Arts materials. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Brain Balance Tracking Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Tracking "brain balance" implies assessment of global brain function and hemispheric activity, which falls into general neurology rather than chiropractor-authorized neuromusculoskeletal examination under Kansas law. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Concussion Treatment Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Managing concussions as brain injuries is a medical/neurologic service; Kansas chiropractic scope materials available do not affirmatively grant chiropractors authority to treat concussion as a primary neurologic condition. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Comprehensive Drug Free Care Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Functional neurology uses the patient’s body and environment to assess, diagnose and localize areas of dysfunction within the nervous system. Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Assessing, diagnosing, and localizing nervous-system dysfunction in a broad neurologic sense is general neurology, which Kansas materials do not affirmatively authorize as part of the chiropractic license. | Outside scope |
| cold laser technology provides meaningful benefits in treating patients for pain treatment Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Learn More Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| General neurologic diagnosis and localization beyond a musculoskeletal license Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) General neurologic diagnosis and localization is a physician/neurologist role and is not affirmatively authorized for Kansas chiropractors, whose license is limited to chiropractic practice. | Outside scope |
| Treatment of concussion management and broad brain-health services Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Managing concussion and broad brain-health is outside the neuromusculoskeletal chiropractic focus and is not granted to DCs in Kansas by the Board’s healing arts licensure materials. | Outside scope |
| Systemic inflammation diagnosis and scoring Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Diagnosing and scoring systemic inflammation constitutes general medical assessment of systemic disease, which Kansas chiropractic statutes and regulations retrieved do not affirmatively permit. | Outside scope |
| Brain-health tracking and visual neuroscience claims Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Nonstandard functional-neurology treatment for complex conditions Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Oxygen therapy presented as broad disease treatment Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Visual brain tracking / RightEye Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
| Balance tracking / BTrackS Rule: K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act) Not listed among permitted DC scope activities under the governing practice act. | Outside scope |
Sources: Kansas State Board of Healing Arts – Home (official), Kansas Board of Healing Arts – Licensing Department (official), Kan. Admin. Regs. § 100-6-4 (Applications for licensure by examination – healing arts), Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
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