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Tier 8 · Autoimmune, digestive and fatigue

Can a chiropractor treat eczema?

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 Nebraska, as in every state, a chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, not skin conditions. 3 practitioners we analyzed advertise it anyway. Eczema, psoriasis, acne and rosacea are diagnosed and treated by dermatologists and physicians. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

3Doc bros advertising it
5Advertised claims
3States with rules read
8Vulnerability tier

What the rules say

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

Minnesota · Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4

Kansas · Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic)

K.S.A. 65-2871

Nebraska · Nebraska Board of Chiropractic

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-805(1)

Who advertises it

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

Richard L. Mayfield

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“skin disorders” In their own words

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

Many adults with previously diagnosed depression, high blood pressure, inflammatory bowel diseases, inflammatory arthritis, skin disorders, migraines, etc. have been helped with chiropractic / rehabilitative / functional health programs.

Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportMinnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Brian Lum

Checked against the cited rule text

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

“Autoimmune skin disorders” From their own pages

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

Named 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

“Psoriasis, Eczema” From their own pages

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

Named 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

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Julie Gurbacki

As we read the published rules

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

“FDA-approved therapy for Acne vulgaris” From their own pages

Public content appears to address FDA-approved therapy for Acne vulgaris. That is outside a chiropractic license in Nebraska: the license covers the spine, joints and muscles.

Named on the same page as Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia and Hormone imbalance and replacement.

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

“Skin issues (eczema, acne, rashes)” From their own pages

Public content appears to address Skin issues (eczema, acne, rashes). 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)

Full dossierBoard complaint packet

Where this care belongs

Must refer to: A dermatologist.

Eczema, psoriasis, acne and rosacea are diagnosed and treated by dermatologists and physicians.

Find one in KansasFind one in MinnesotaFind one in Nebraska

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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