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Tier 5 · Mental health, neurological and cognitive

Can a chiropractor treat dementia?

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 Pennsylvania, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, dementia is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. 5 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Dementia is diagnosed by neurologists, geriatricians and primary care physicians using cognitive testing and imaging. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

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

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania State Board of Chiropractic

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

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania State Board of Chiropractic

63 P.S. § 625.102

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Board of Physical Therapy

49 Pa. Code § 40.61(d)(2)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subds. 1, 4; Minn. R. 2500.0100

Who advertises it

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

Jonah Dallas Yakel

As we read the published rules

Chiropractor, Kansas · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 4 materials

“Alzheimer's” Listed on their site

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

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

“alzheimers” Listed on their site

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

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

“Cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

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

“dementia” Listed on their site

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

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

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

William Cole

As we read the published rules

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

“Brain Fog & Cognitive Decline” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Brain Fog & Cognitive Decline, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Pennsylvania.

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

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Danielle Marie Gray

As we read the published rules

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

“Worry about Alzheimer’s and dementia” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Worry about Alzheimer’s and dementia, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Pennsylvania.

Listed on the same page as Depression and Heart disease and cholesterol.

Where it was publishedFull report63 P.S. § 625.102

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Patricia Talone

As we read the published rules

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

“Worry about Alzheimer’s and dementia” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Worry about Alzheimer’s and dementia, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Physical Therapist scope in Pennsylvania.

Listed on the same page as Depression and Heart disease and cholesterol.

Where it was publishedFull report49 Pa. Code § 40.61(d)(2)

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Paul C Deglmann

As we read the published rules

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

“Dementia” Rule cited

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

Listed on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Cancer and Candida, and 12 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subds. 1, 4; Minn. R. 2500.0100

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A neurologist or a geriatrician.

Dementia is diagnosed by neurologists, geriatricians and primary care physicians using cognitive testing and imaging.

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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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