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Can a chiropractor treat infant colic?

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 infant colic and reflux. 5 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Colic, infant reflux and neonatal feeding problems are assessed by pediatricians. Treating a newborn's internal or digestive complaints is not part of a chiropractic license. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

5Doc bros advertising it
9Advertised claims
2States with rules read
1Vulnerability 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

Minn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(2), (9)

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

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.

Shannon McCarty

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Neonatal (colic, reflux, constipation, gas, irritability)” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Neonatal (colic, reflux, constipation, gas, irritability). That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Anxiety, Depression 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(2), (9)

“Treatment of Neonatal Medical Conditions (Colic, Reflux)” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Treatment of Neonatal Medical Conditions (Colic, Reflux). That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

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

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Dennis Ray Scharenberg

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Colic Treatment” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Colic Treatment. 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

“The Colic Doc” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as IBS, SIBO and gut disorders.

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

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Scott P Burtis

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Colic” From their own pages

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMinnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 2

“Children’s Health ADD/ADHD Ear Infections Colic Chiropractic” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Children’s Health ADD/ADHD Ear Infections Colic Chiropractic. That is outside a chiropractic license in Minnesota: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as ADHD, Hormone imbalance and replacement and PCOS.

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportMinnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 2

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Sarah Drake

As we read the published rules

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

“Colic or excessive fussiness” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Colic or excessive fussiness. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Autism, Ear infections and Torticollis and infant development.

Where it was publishedFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871

“Pediatric chiropractic for colic, reflux, ear infections, developmental delays” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Pediatric chiropractic for colic, reflux, ear infections, developmental delays. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Full reportK.S.A. 65-2871

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A pediatrician.

Colic, infant reflux and neonatal feeding problems are assessed by pediatricians. Treating a newborn's internal or digestive complaints is not part of a chiropractic license.

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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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