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Tier 8 · Autoimmune, digestive and fatigue

Can a chiropractor treat MCAS?

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 Florida, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, MCAS is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. 5 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Mast cell activation syndrome is diagnosed by allergists and immunologists using specific laboratory criteria. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

5Doc bros advertising it
15Advertised claims
5States with rules read
8Vulnerability tier

What the rules say

The rule each row was read against, in the state where that practitioner is licensed.

Florida · Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine

Fla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(b), (f)

Florida · Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine

Fla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(a)

Florida · Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine

Fla. Stat. §460.403

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871(a)

Wisconsin · Wisconsin Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board

Wis. Stat. § 466.01(6)(a)

Wisconsin · Wisconsin Naturopathic Medicine Examining Board

Wis. Stat. § 466.01(6)(a)1.

Tennessee · Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners

T.C.A. § 63-4-101(a)(2)-(3)

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania State Board of Chiropractic

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

Who advertises it

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

Rebekah Leah Campbell

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Florida · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 15 materials

Mast cell activation syndrome In their own words

Public content appears to address Mast cell activation syndrome, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Florida.

Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

Where it was publishedFull reportFla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(b), (f)

Histamine intolerance Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Histamine intolerance, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Florida.

Where it was publishedFull reportFla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(b), (f)

MCAS Listed on their site

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

Where it was publishedFull reportFla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(a)

Cleanest Retail Picks for MCAS Rule cited

Public content appears to address Cleanest Retail Picks for MCAS, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Florida.

Listed on the same page as Menopause.

Full reportFla. Stat. §460.403

Lymphatic drainage is crucial for MCAS and histamine intolerance Rule cited

Public content appears to address Lymphatic drainage is crucial for MCAS and histamine intolerance, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Florida.

Full reportFla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(a)

Root-cause quiz for histamine intolerance and related symptoms Rule cited

Public content appears to address Root-cause quiz for histamine intolerance and related symptoms, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Florida.

Full reportFla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(b), (f)

Brian Lum

Checked against the cited rule text

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

histamine intolerance and MCAS are often misunderstood Listed on their site

Public content appears to address histamine intolerance and MCAS are often misunderstood, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

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

Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

Listed 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

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Listed on their site

Public content appears to address Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.

Listed 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

MCAS Listed on their site

Public content appears to address MCAS, 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)

Histamine Intolerance Rule cited

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

Full reportK.S.A. 65-2871(a)

Jill Crista

Checked against the cited rule text

Naturopathic Doctor, Wisconsin · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material

Mast cell disorder treatment Rule cited

Public content appears to address Mast cell disorder treatment, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Naturopathic Doctor scope in Wisconsin.

Full reportWis. Stat. § 466.01(6)(a)

mast cells Rule cited

Public content appears to address mast cells, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Naturopathic Doctor scope in Wisconsin.

Full reportWis. Stat. § 466.01(6)(a)1.

Martin Hart

Checked against the cited rule text

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

MCAS & Histamine Issues Rule cited

Public content appears to address MCAS & Histamine Issues, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Tennessee.

Listed on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and Hormone imbalance and replacement, and 5 more conditions this license does not cover.

Full reportT.C.A. § 63-4-101(a)(2)-(3)

William Cole

As we read the published rules

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

diagnosis from POTS and dysautonomia Listed on their site

Public content appears to address diagnosis from POTS and dysautonomia, 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”

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: An allergist or an immunologist.

Mast cell activation syndrome is diagnosed by allergists and immunologists using specific laboratory criteria.

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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.