Dr. Trust Me BroIndependent data journalism · wry humorTier 2 · Pregnancy, fertility and newborns
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 Kansas, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, conditions in pregnancy is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. One practitioner we analyzed advertises it anyway. Pregnancy is managed by obstetric clinicians and midwives. Musculoskeletal care during pregnancy can sit inside a chiropractic license; diagnosing or managing a condition of the pregnancy itself does not. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.
The rule each row was read against, in the state where that practitioner is licensed.
Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)
Listed by strength of the public record for this condition, not by any judgment of the person.
Chiropractor, Kansas · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material
“support healthy blood sugar during pregnancy” Listed on their site
Public content appears to address support healthy blood sugar during pregnancy, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Kansas.
Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportK.S.A. 65-2871(a)
Must refer to: An obstetrician or a certified nurse midwife.
Pregnancy is managed by obstetric clinicians and midwives. Musculoskeletal care during pregnancy can sit inside a chiropractic license; diagnosing or managing a condition of the pregnancy itself does not.
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.