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Can a chiropractor treat Epstein-Barr?

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 chronic viral infection. 2 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Epstein-Barr and other persistent viral infections are diagnosed by serology and managed by primary care or infectious disease physicians. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

2Doc bros advertising it
4Advertised claims
2States with rules read
4Vulnerability 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. 1(2) and Subd. 2

Who advertises it

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

Brian Lum

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Epstein Barr Virus (EBV). That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as ADHD, Anxiety and Autoimmune disease, and 12 more conditions this license does not cover.

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

“LONG COVID” From their own pages

Public content appears to address LONG COVID. 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 Crohn disease and colitis, and 5 more conditions this license does not cover.

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. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Crohn disease and colitis and Heart disease and cholesterol, and 4 more conditions this license does not cover.

Full reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Michelle Rae Lelwica

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Vaccine Induced Long Covid” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Vaccine Induced Long Covid. 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. 1(2) and Subd. 2

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A primary care physician or an infectious disease physician.

Epstein-Barr and other persistent viral infections are diagnosed by serology and managed by primary care or infectious disease physicians.

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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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