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Tier 5 · Mental health, neurological and cognitive

Can a chiropractor treat anxiety?

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, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Pennsylvania, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, anxiety is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. 10 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Anxiety disorders are diagnosed and treated by physicians, psychiatrists and licensed mental health clinicians. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

10Doc bros advertising it
18Advertised claims
5States with rules read
5Vulnerability tier

What the rules say

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

Arizona · Arizona Board of Naturopathic Medicine

A.R.S. § 32-1501(28)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4), (9)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(2), (9)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(2), (4), (9)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(2), subd. 4

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

Nebraska · Nebraska Board of Chiropractic

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-801

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871(a)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subds. 1-2, 4-6

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania State Board of Chiropractic

63 P.S. § 625.103, definition of “Chiropractic”

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subds. 1(4)-(6)

Who advertises it

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

Nicole Cain

Checked against the cited rule text

Naturopathic Doctor, Arizona · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

End Your Anxiety Forever In their own words

Public content appears to address End Your Anxiety Forever, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Naturopathic Doctor scope in Arizona.

The New Holistic Solutions To End Your Anxiety Forever!

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportA.R.S. § 32-1501(28)

Root-Cause Anxiety Framework for Bipolar/Depression Rule cited

Public content appears to address Root-Cause Anxiety Framework for Bipolar/Depression, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Naturopathic Doctor scope in Arizona.

Full reportA.R.S. § 32-1501(28)

Shannon McCarty

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Minnesota · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 3 materials

Anxiety Listed on their site

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

Listed on the same page as Depression, Infant colic and reflux and Other mental health conditions, and 1 more condition this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4), (9)

Treatment of Anxiety and Depression Rule cited

Public content appears to address Treatment of Anxiety and Depression, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Full reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(2), (9)

Diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders (Anxiety, Depression, PTSD) as chiropractic conditions Rule cited

Public content appears to address Diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders (Anxiety, Depression, PTSD) as chiropractic conditions, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Full reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(2), (4), (9)

Diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders (Anxiety, Depression, PTSD) as part of chiropractic services Rule cited

Public content appears to address Diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders (Anxiety, Depression, PTSD) as part of chiropractic services, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Full reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(2), subd. 4

Brian Lum

Checked against the cited rule text

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

Anxiety & Depression Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Anxiety & Depression, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

Listed on the same page as Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia.

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

Long Covid Symptom: Severe Anxiety and Panic Attacks Rule cited

Public content appears to address Long Covid Symptom: Severe Anxiety and Panic Attacks, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

Listed on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Crohn disease and colitis and Epstein-Barr and chronic viral infection, and 5 more conditions this license does not cover.

Full reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Jonah Dallas Yakel

As we read the published rules

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

anxiety Listed on their site

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

Where it was publishedFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871(a)

Anxiety and depression Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Anxiety and depression, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

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

Timothy Thomas Bertsch

As we read the published rules

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

Anxiety Listed on their site

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

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

Anxiety & Depression Listed on their site

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

Listed on the same page as ADHD, Autism and Autoimmune disease, and 2 more conditions this license does not cover.

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

struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar 2, BPD, and insomnia Listed on their site

Public content appears to address struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar 2, BPD, and insomnia, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

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

William Cole

As we read the published rules

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

Anxiety & Depression Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Anxiety & Depression, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Pennsylvania.

Listed on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and Diabetes and blood sugar, and 4 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull report63 P.S. § 625.103, definition of “Chiropractic”

Chloe Skidmore

As we read the published rules

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

Anxiety & Depression Rule cited

Public content appears to address Anxiety & Depression, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

Listed on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and Diabetes and blood sugar, and 4 more conditions this license does not cover.

Full reportK.S.A. 65-2871(a)

Anna Payne

As we read the published rules

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

Mood disorders (Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression) Rule cited

Public content appears to address Mood disorders (Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression), which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Full reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subds. 1(4)-(6)

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A psychiatrist or a licensed mental health clinician.

Anxiety disorders are diagnosed and treated by physicians, psychiatrists and licensed mental health clinicians.

Find one in ArizonaFind one in KansasFind one in MinnesotaFind one in NebraskaFind one in Pennsylvania

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.