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Tier 7 · Endocrine and metabolic

Can a chiropractor treat adrenal fatigue?

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 Kansas and Minnesota, as in every state, a chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, not adrenal fatigue. 6 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Adrenal fatigue is not a recognised diagnosis. Genuine adrenal disease is diagnosed and managed by endocrinologists. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

6Doc bros advertising it
11Advertised claims
2States with rules read
7Vulnerability tier

What the rules say

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

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes § 148.01, Subd. 2

Who advertises it

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

Corey M. Priest

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Hormonal imbalances (thyroid, cortisol, sex hormones)” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Hormonal imbalances (thyroid, cortisol, sex hormones). That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Diabetes and blood sugar and IBS, SIBO and gut disorders, and 1 more condition this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Heather Fay

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Thyroid and Adrenal” From their own pages

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

“Adrenal Complex” From their own pages

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

“Adrenal Desiccated” From their own pages

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

“Adrenal Health Pack” From their own pages

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Kyle A Potter

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Cortisol” From their own pages

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

“Identifying estrogen dominance, adrenal dysfunction, and adrenal fatigue” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Identifying estrogen dominance, adrenal dysfunction, and adrenal fatigue. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Michelle Rae Lelwica

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Adrenal Insufficiency/Fatigue” From their own pages

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

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

Whitney Paige Rutledge

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“adrenal insufficiency” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as Autism, Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and Heart disease and cholesterol, and 5 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Paul Daniel Fay

As we read the published rules

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

“Adrenal Complex provides stress response support” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Adrenal Complex provides stress response support. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

“Adrenal Health Pack supports healthy adrenal function and emotional balance” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Adrenal Health Pack supports healthy adrenal function and emotional balance. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: An endocrinologist.

Adrenal fatigue is not a recognised diagnosis. Genuine adrenal disease is diagnosed and managed by endocrinologists.

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.