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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.
In Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, insomnia is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. 4 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Insomnia and sleep apnoea are diagnosed by sleep medicine physicians, usually with a sleep study. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.
The rule each row was read against, in the state where that practitioner is licensed.
Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania State Board of Chiropractic
63 P.S. § 625.103, definition of “Chiropractic”
Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Listed by strength of the public record for this condition, not by any judgment of the person.
Chiropractor, Tennessee · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material
“Insomnia” Listed on their site
Public content appears to address Insomnia, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Tennessee.
Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportTennessee Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) (no section cited)
Chiropractor, Minnesota · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material
“struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar 2, BPD, and insomnia” Listed on their site
Public content appears to address struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar 2, BPD, and insomnia, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.
Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportMinn. Stat. § 148.01, subd. 1(4)
Chiropractor, Pennsylvania · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material
“Sleep Disorders” Listed on their site
Public content appears to address Sleep Disorders, 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”
Chiropractor, Minnesota · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material
“Mood disorders (Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression)” Rule cited
Public content appears to address Mood disorders (Insomnia, Anxiety, Depression), which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Minnesota.
Must refer to: A sleep medicine physician.
Insomnia and sleep apnoea are diagnosed by sleep medicine physicians, usually with a sleep study.
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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.