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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, Minnesota and Virginia, as in every state, a chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, not Crohn disease and colitis. 5 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.

5Doc bros advertising it
8Advertised claims
3States with rules read
8Vulnerability 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

Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

Virginia · Virginia Board of Medicine, Chiropractic Advisory Board

Virginia Code § 54.1-2901

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

KSA 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.

Richard L. Mayfield

Checked against the cited rule text

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

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 reportMinnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

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” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

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

“Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s. 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

“CROHN'S & ULCERATIVE COLITIS” Rule cited

Public content appears to address CROHN'S & ULCERATIVE COLITIS. 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 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

John David Ratcliffe

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Gut dysfunction (gas, bloating, IBS, SIBO, IBD, GERD/reflux, celiac)” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Gut dysfunction (gas, bloating, IBS, SIBO, IBD, GERD/reflux, celiac). That is outside a chiropractic license in Virginia: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportVirginia Code § 54.1-2901

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Patrick Garrett

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Crohn's Disease” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as Autism, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 12 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportKSA 65-2871

“Ulcerative Colitis” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as Autism, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 12 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportKSA 65-2871

Full dossier

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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