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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, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, infant colic and reflux is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. 4 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.

4Doc bros advertising it
8Advertised 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 Healing Arts Act)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minn. Stat. § 148.01

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

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)” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Neonatal (colic, reflux, constipation, gas, irritability), which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

Listed 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), which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

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” Listed on their site

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportK.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)

“The Colic Doc” Listed on their site

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

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)

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” Listed on their site

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01

“Children’s Health ADD/ADHD Ear Infections Colic Chiropractic” Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Children’s Health ADD/ADHD Ear Infections Colic Chiropractic, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Sarah Drake

Checked against the cited rule text

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, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

Listed 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, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

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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