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Tier 1 · Infants and children

Can a chiropractor treat ADHD?

Conditions that named non-physician doctors, mostly chiropractors, list as things they treat, grouped by who is most at risk if the advertised care is wrong. Every name links to the full dossier, the page it was said on, and the state rule we read it against.

In Arizona and Minnesota, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, ADHD is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. 4 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. ADHD is diagnosed and managed by pediatricians, child psychiatrists and licensed psychologists. A chiropractic license covers the spine and musculoskeletal system, not psychiatric or developmental diagnosis. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

4Doc bros advertising it
6Advertised claims
2States with rules read
1Vulnerability tier

What the rules say

The rule each row was read against, in the state where that practitioner is licensed.

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01

Arizona · Arizona Board of Naturopathic Medicine

A.R.S. § 32-1501(28)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subds. 1 and 4

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4)

Who advertises it

Listed by strength of the public record for this condition, not by any judgment of the person.

Scott P Burtis

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Minnesota · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

ADD/ADHD Listed on their site

Public content appears to address ADD/ADHD, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Listed on the same page as Ear infections, Hormone imbalance and replacement and Infant colic and reflux, and 1 more condition this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01

Children’s Health ADD/ADHD Ear Infections Colic Chiropractic Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Children’s Health ADD/ADHD Ear Infections Colic Chiropractic, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Listed on the same page as Hormone imbalance and replacement and PCOS.

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01

John W Larson

As we read the published rules

Chiropractor, Minnesota · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 2 materials

ADHD Listed on their site

Public content appears to address ADHD, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Listed on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and Diabetes and blood sugar, and 2 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subds. 1 and 4

Timothy Thomas Bertsch

As we read the published rules

Chiropractor, Minnesota · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

ADHD Listed on their site

Public content appears to address ADHD, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Listed on the same page as Anxiety, Autism and Autoimmune disease, and 3 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4)

ADD/ADHD Rule cited

Public content appears to address ADD/ADHD, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Listed on the same page as Anxiety, Autism and Autoimmune disease, and 3 more conditions this license does not cover.

Full reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4)

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A pediatrician, child psychiatrist or licensed psychologist.

ADHD is diagnosed and managed by pediatricians, child psychiatrists and licensed psychologists. A chiropractic license covers the spine and musculoskeletal system, not psychiatric or developmental diagnosis.

Find one in ArizonaFind one in Minnesota

Every row links to the page it came from and to the rule we read it against. People listed here were confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding. Records may share a common name with someone else, may be incomplete, or may have since been resolved, dismissed, or overturned. This section is analysis and opinion, not legal advice.