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Tier 7 · Endocrine and metabolic

Can a chiropractor treat menopause?

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 California, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, as in every state, a chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, not menopause. 12 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Menopause is managed by gynaecologists and primary care physicians, including hormone therapy that a chiropractic license does not permit. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

12Doc bros advertising it
18Advertised claims
9States with rules read
7Vulnerability 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)

KSA 65-2871

Tennessee · Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners

T.C.A. § 63-4-101(a)(1)(D)(iv)

Missouri · Missouri State Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Missouri Revised Statutes Section 331.010(1)

Florida · Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine

Fla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(a)

Florida · Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine

Fla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(a), (f)

Florida · Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine

Fla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(c)1

Florida · Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine

Fla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(a); § 460.403(c)(1)

Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania State Board of Chiropractic

63 P.S. § 625.501 (Chiropractic Practice Act, Section 501)

California · California Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 302(a)(3) and (4)(E)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 2

Nebraska · Nebraska Board of Chiropractic

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-805(1)

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subd. 2

Illinois · Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Chiropractic Board

225 ILCS 60/2, definition of chiropractic physician

Who advertises it

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

Heather Fay

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Hormonal imbalances causing hot flashes and night sweats” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Hormonal imbalances causing hot flashes and night sweats. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportKSA 65-2871

Josh Axe

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Menopause” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and Diabetes and blood sugar, and 3 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportT.C.A. § 63-4-101(a)(1)(D)(iv)

Megan Malone

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Menopause and Perimenopause” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, Endometriosis and PCOS.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMissouri Revised Statutes Section 331.010(1)

“Menopause Support” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, Endometriosis and PCOS.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMissouri Revised Statutes Section 331.010(1)

“You are not crazy, it is just menopause” From their own pages

Public content appears to address You are not crazy, it is just menopause. That is outside a chiropractic license in Missouri: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, Endometriosis and PCOS.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMissouri Revised Statutes Section 331.010(1)

Patrick Garrett

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Menopause Symptoms” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as Autism, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 12 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportKSA 65-2871

Rebekah Leah Campbell

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Perimenopause histamine flare-up” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Perimenopause histamine flare-up. That is outside a chiropractic license in Florida: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

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

“Perimenopause and Histamine Quiz” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Perimenopause and Histamine Quiz. That is outside a chiropractic license in Florida: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as MCAS and histamine intolerance.

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

“The Perimenopause and Histamine Guide” Rule cited

Public content appears to address The Perimenopause and Histamine Guide. That is outside a chiropractic license in Florida: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as MCAS and histamine intolerance.

Full reportFla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(c)1

“Histamine is making perimenopause symptoms worse” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Histamine is making perimenopause symptoms worse. That is outside a chiropractic license in Florida: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Full reportFla. Stat. § 460.403(9)(a); § 460.403(c)(1)

William Cole

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Perimenopause Menopause Symptoms” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Perimenopause Menopause Symptoms. That is outside a chiropractic license in Pennsylvania: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Anxiety, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 5 more conditions this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull report63 P.S. § 625.501 (Chiropractic Practice Act, Section 501)

Mindy Hetzer Pelz

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, California · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 16 materials

“Hormones & Menopause” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Hormones & Menopause. That is outside a chiropractic license in California: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedFull reportCal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 302(a)(3) and (4)(E)

“The Menopause Reset” Rule cited

Public content appears to address The Menopause Reset. That is outside a chiropractic license in California: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedFull reportCal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 302(a)(3) and (4)(E)

Bradley Michael Woodle

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Menopause” Rule cited

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

Named on the same page as Autism, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 1 more condition this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedFull reportKSA 65-2871

Julie Gurbacki

As we read the published rules

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

“Hormonal imbalances (ex. thyroid, menstrual cycle irregularities, menopause, men's hormones, low testosterone)” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Hormonal imbalances (ex. thyroid, menstrual cycle irregularities, menopause, men's hormones, low testosterone). That is outside a chiropractic license in Nebraska: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportNeb. Rev. Stat. § 38-805(1)

Faith Schumann

As we read the published rules

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

“Perimenopause & Menopause Care” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Perimenopause & Menopause Care. That is outside a chiropractic license in Illinois: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Autoimmune disease, Hormone imbalance and replacement and IBS, SIBO and gut disorders, and 1 more condition this license does not cover.

Where it was publishedFull report225 ILCS 60/2, definition of chiropractic physician

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A gynecologist.

Menopause is managed by gynaecologists and primary care physicians, including hormone therapy that a chiropractic license does not permit.

Find one in CaliforniaFind one in FloridaFind one in IllinoisFind one in KansasFind one in MinnesotaFind one in MissouriFind one in NebraskaFind one in PennsylvaniaFind one in Tennessee

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.