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Can a chiropractor treat neuropathy?

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, Minnesota and Virginia, as in every state, a chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, not neuropathy. 4 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Peripheral neuropathy is investigated by neurologists for diabetic, autoimmune, toxic and nutritional causes. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

4Doc bros advertising it
5Advertised claims
3States with rules read
5Vulnerability 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

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

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

Virginia · Virginia Board of Medicine, Chiropractic Advisory Board

Virginia Code § 54.1-2901

Who advertises it

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

Casey C Smith

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“neuropathy” In their own words

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

[![Neuropathy in Crosby MN](https://www.askdrsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Symptoms-Danni-325x217.jpg)](https://www.askdrsmith.com/neuropathy-center/)

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportMinnesota Chiropractic Practice Act (scope limited to musculoskeletal/spine care) (no section cited)

Full dossier

Amelia Rodrock

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“neuropathy” From their own pages

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

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportKSA 65-2871

“Neuropathy 'root cause' treatment” Rule cited

Public content appears to address Neuropathy 'root cause' treatment. That is outside a chiropractic license in Kansas: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Full reportKSA 65-2871

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Bradley Michael Woodle

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Neuropathy” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as Allergies, asthma and food sensitivities and IBS, SIBO and gut disorders.

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

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

John David Ratcliffe

As we read the published rules

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

“Neurological Disorders and Neuropathy” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Neurological Disorders and Neuropathy. That is outside a chiropractic license in Virginia: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportVirginia Code § 54.1-2901

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A neurologist.

Peripheral neuropathy is investigated by neurologists for diabetic, autoimmune, toxic and nutritional causes.

Find one in KansasFind one in MinnesotaFind one in Virginia

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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