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Can a chiropractor treat PCOS?

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 Missouri, as in every state, a chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, not PCOS. 4 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Polycystic ovary syndrome is an endocrine diagnosis managed by gynaecologists and endocrinologists. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

4Doc bros advertising it
4Advertised claims
3States with rules read
2Vulnerability 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

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 2 and 4

Missouri · Missouri State Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Missouri Revised Statutes Section 331.010(1)

Who advertises it

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

Patrick Garrett

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom (PCOS)” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Polycystic Ovarian Syndrom (PCOS). 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

Full dossier

Scott P Burtis

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“PCOS and Hormonal Health” From their own pages

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

Named on the same page as ADHD, Ear infections and Infant colic and reflux.

Where it was publishedArchived copyScreenshotFull reportMinnesota Statutes § 148.01, subd. 2 and 4

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Chloe Skidmore

Checked against the cited rule text

Chiropractor, Kansas · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 2 materials

“PCOS & Endometriosis” Rule cited

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

Named on the same page as Anxiety, Autoimmune disease and Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and 4 more conditions this license does not cover.

Full reportKSA 65-2871

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Megan Malone

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“PCOS and Irregular Cycles” Rule cited

Public content appears to address PCOS and Irregular Cycles. 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 Menopause.

Full reportMissouri Revised Statutes Section 331.010(1)

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A gynecologist or an endocrinologist.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is an endocrine diagnosis managed by gynaecologists and endocrinologists.

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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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