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Tier 8 · Autoimmune, digestive and fatigue

Can a chiropractor treat Crohn disease?

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, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, Crohn disease and colitis is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. 2 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed endoscopically and managed by gastroenterologists with prescription therapy. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

2Doc bros advertising it
4Advertised claims
2States with rules read
8Vulnerability 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

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subds. 1, 4

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

“Crohn's and ulcerative colitis” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

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

“Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

Listed 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 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)

“CROHN'S & ULCERATIVE COLITIS” Rule cited

Public content appears to address CROHN'S & ULCERATIVE COLITIS, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

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

Full reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Richard L. Mayfield

As we read the published rules

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

“inflammatory bowel diseases” In their own words

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

Many adults with previously diagnosed depression, high blood pressure, inflammatory bowel diseases, inflammatory arthritis, skin disorders, migraines, etc. have been helped with chiropractic / rehabilitative / functional health programs.

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

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A gastroenterologist.

Inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed endoscopically and managed by gastroenterologists with prescription therapy.

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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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