Ryan Mijares alias The Parasite Peddler

Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise intensive detoxification protocol targeting parasites and mercury as within their scope of practice.

intensive detoxification protocol targeting parasites and mercury

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“Implementing an intensive detoxification protocol targeting parasites and mercury”

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See every doc bro advertising Parasites

Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Functional Medicine.

Functional Medicine

Supports

There is moderate-quality evidence that chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy is about as effective as other recommended therapies (such as standard medical care and physical therapy) for short‑term pain relief and small improvements in function in adults with chronic low back pain.^[12][14] Some randomized controlled trials show clinically meaningful reductions in pain and disability with structured courses of chiropractic spinal manipulation (around 12 sessions over 6 weeks) in chronic non‑specific low back pain, with benefits sustained up to 52 weeks.^{[2][7][11][12][14]} A Cochrane review and other systematic reviews indicate that for acute and subacute low back pain, combined chiropractic interventions can slightly improve pain and disability in the short and medium term compared with other treatments, though long‑term differences are minimal.^{[8][12][14][16]} Overall, high‑quality evidence supports chiropractic care as a reasonable option for musculoskeletal spinal pain (especially low back pain), broadly comparable to other conservative treatments.^[5][12][14] contradicts

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Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Health Evaluations.

Health Evaluations

Supports

High-quality evidence supports chiropractic care primarily for certain musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., low back and neck pain), where spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) provides short‑term improvements in pain and disability similar to other recommended nonpharmacologic therapies such as exercise or physical therapy.^[1][14] Some clinical practice guidelines within chiropractic describe a role for chiropractors in health promotion and preventive services (e.g., counseling on physical activity and other health behaviors) for adults with musculoskeletal pain.^[2][4][10] A recent pragmatic randomized controlled trial reported that 12 weeks of chiropractic spinal adjustments changed several physiological biomarkers (e.g., increased BDNF and IL‑6, decreased TNF‑α, cortisol, and IFN‑γ) compared with sham care, suggesting possible systemic effects; however, clinical relevance for general health evaluation or disease outcomes was not established and requires further study.^[11] Mainstream medical guidelines for common conditions such as hypertension, nutrition support, inflammatory bowel disease, blood transfusion, and pericarditis do not include chiropractic treatment as part of assessment or management, instead emphasizing standard medical evaluation (history, physical exam, laboratory tests, imaging) and evidence‑based pharmacologic or nutritional interventions.^{[0][1][2][3][4][6][7]}

Contradicts

Systematic review evidence indicates there is no credible evidence that chiropractic spinal manipulation has beneficial effects for primary or early secondary prevention of general health outcomes such as high blood pressure or dysfunctional breathing, and overall, no evidence supports chiropractic care as an effective approach to general primary prevention or broad general health improvement.^[13] Clinical guidelines from mainstream medical and multidisciplinary organizations for hypertension, clinical nutrition, inflammatory bowel disease, blood transfusion therapy, and cardiology do not recommend chiropractic care for evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment of these systemic conditions, instead focusing on established medical assessments and therapies.^{[0][1][2][4][6][7]} A guideline from American Specialty Health explicitly states that spinal manipulation is not medically necessary for non‑musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., asthma, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, dysmenorrhea, hypertension, infantile colic, nocturnal enuresis, otitis media), and notes that randomized trials of SMT for such conditions found no clinically meaningful benefit.^[5][6] A large randomized controlled trial of chiropractic versus medical care for low back pain found only small differences with no clinically meaningful superiority of chiropractic care, underscoring that benefits are condition‑specific and limited mainly to musculoskeletal symptoms rather than broad health evaluations.^[7][14] A randomized controlled trial of chiropractic care for infantile colic showed only a small reduction in crying time compared with control, which lost statistical significance after adjustment and was not accompanied by improvements in other outcomes, highlighting weak and inconsistent effects outside musculoskeletal complaints.^[22][13] Overall, available high‑quality evidence does not support using chiropractic treatment as a substitute for comprehensive health evaluations or for managing systemic medical conditions, and systematic reviews emphasize a lack of evidence for general preventive or whole‑health effects.^[13]

Mainstream view

The mainstream medical and scientific position is that chiropractic care is a nonpharmacologic, primarily musculoskeletal intervention that can be used for conditions such as low back pain and neck pain, where spinal manipulation and related therapies may offer short‑term symptom relief comparable to other conservative treatments.^[1][14] Routine health evaluations for systemic conditions (e.g., hypertension, cardiovascular disease, inflammatory bowel disease, nutritional disorders, hematologic problems, pericarditis) are expected to follow evidence‑based medical guidelines that rely on standard diagnostic methods (history, physical examination, vital signs, laboratory tests, imaging) and management with proven pharmacologic, nutritional, and procedural treatments; chiropractic manipulation is not recommended or included as part of these evaluations or treatments.^{[0][1][2][3][4][6][7]} Major guidelines and payer policies regard spinal manipulation for non‑musculoskeletal or pediatric systemic conditions as not medically necessary due to lack of demonstrated benefit.^[5][6][13] Chiropractors may appropriately provide health‑promotion counseling (e.g., on physical activity) within their scope of practice for patients with musculoskeletal pain, but mainstream practice does not view chiropractic treatment as a comprehensive health evaluation tool or a primary strategy for prevention or management of general medical conditions.^{[2][4][10][13]}

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Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Integrative Wellness.

Integrative Wellness

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“Integrative Wellness”

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Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise Functional Medicine for systemic disease as within their scope of practice.

Functional Medicine for systemic disease

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“Functional Medicine”

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Ryan Mijares is not licensed or approved by Hawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise Health Evaluations with advanced diagnostic testing as within their scope of practice.

Health Evaluations with advanced diagnostic testing

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“Health Evaluations”

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