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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.

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In Kansas and Minnesota, as in every state, a chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, not ADHD. 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
7Advertised 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, subds. 1 and 4

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 1(2)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 2

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(4)

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

Who advertises it

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

John W Larson

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“ADHD” From their own pages

Public content appears to address ADHD. That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named 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

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

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” From their own pages

Public content appears to address ADD/ADHD. That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named 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 reportMinnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 1(2)

“Children’s Health ADD/ADHD Ear Infections Colic Chiropractic” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Children’s Health ADD/ADHD Ear Infections Colic Chiropractic. That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportMinnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 2

“ADHD/ADD” Rule cited

Public content appears to address ADHD/ADD. That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Full reportMinnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 1(2)

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Timothy Thomas Bertsch

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“ADHD” From their own pages

Public content appears to address ADHD. That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMinnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(4)

“ADD/ADHD” Rule cited

Public content appears to address ADD/ADHD. That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

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

Full reportMinnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(4)

Full dossier

Kyle A Potter

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“ADHD” Rule cited

Public content appears to address ADHD. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Anxiety, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 6 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Full dossier

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 KansasFind 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.

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