0/100
Credentials
The license is real; the lane it is driving in is not. Public scope records flag this doc bro practicing well past what that license actually authorizes.
RI
Doc Bro dossier
Richard L. Mayfield alias The Lab-Stack Chiropractor
slangin' hopium at centerforwellbeingpc.com
Practice location
160
Edina, MN 55435
Infants and children
In their own published words, this person presents themselves as qualified to treat, or gives advice on, these children's conditions. A pediatrician or a pediatric specialist treats each one:
- Autism Where this care belongs: A developmental behavioral pediatrician or child neurologist. Find one in Minnesota
A chiropractic license in Minnesota covers the spine, joints and muscles. It does not cover diagnosing or treating these conditions.
Bottom line
Funnel-first framing that runs on persuasion, light on published evidence.
- Most serious representations: Autism. A chiropractic license in Minnesota covers the spine, joints and muscles. It does not cover diagnosing or treating these conditions.
- Of 19 health claims, 7 run counter to or conflict with the published evidence, and 11 were not independently checked.
- Primary persuasion tactic: Functional lab buffet.
- Stated credentials look inflated relative to the advice given.
- Profits from the products and labs they recommend, with no clear disclosure.
- Gives advice beyond what their license covers.
84/100
High grift signals
5 critical3 high0 medium0 low
Favorite diseases they “cure”
The most serious conditions first, then by how often they recur.
Autism ×3Depression ×5Heart disease and cholesterol ×5Crohn disease and colitis ×5Skin conditions ×3
A chiropractic license in Minnesota covers the spine, joints and muscles. It does not cover diagnosing or treating these conditions.
Signature manipulation techniques
Each tactic routes attention into the funnel: testing, supplements, consultations.
Lab Test UpsellFalse AuthoritySales Funnel MotiveUndisclosed CompensationCherry-Picked Evidence
Score breakdown
84/100
Manipulation
The copy stacks root-cause language, disease-reversal claims, and testimonials about serious conditions, which is classic persuasion-by-panic even without a formal disclaimer shield.
84/100
Sales funnel
There is a strong lab-plus-supplement funnel here: functional testing, broad nutritional protocols, repeated visits, and a discount club all point toward monetizing the same worried patient multiple times.
40/100
Grift map
Scare or dissatisfaction with chronic symptoms -> functional labs and root-cause framing -> supplement advice and ongoing care -> discount plan / repeat visits; that is the standard wellness conversion ladder.
50/100
Evidence gap
The page makes broad claims of helping hypertension, IBD, inflammatory arthritis, depression, and migraines, but those are not established outcomes of chiropractic functional-medicine protocols in mainstream evidence.
66/100
Bro energy
Richard Mayfield is selling himself as a whole-body fixer rather than a chiropractor, and the page uses 'doctor' prestige plus functional-medicine branding to widen the tent well past the licensed lane.
Direct answer
Richard L. Mayfield is licensed in Minnesota as a chiropractor (DC), not as an MD or DO, and Minnesota's chiropractic scope statute (Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4) limits that license to musculoskeletal care, not the diagnosis or treatment of systemic disease. Even so, they advertise diagnosing or treating depression, high blood pressure, inflammatory bowel diseases, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and functional medicine services, conditions that belong with appropriately board-certified physicians. Those same pages route patients toward supplements, lab panels, and paid programs that Richard L. Mayfield profits from.
Key findings
- Lab Test Upsell: The pitch moves from chiropractic into lab referrals for blood, stool, breath, saliva, hormones, minerals, vitamins, fats, proteins, and organic acids. That is the classic functional-medicine escalator: vague symptoms -> lots of testing -> ongoing interpretation fees and follow-up…see section ↓
- Claim "Muscle testing provides immediate assessment clues to solve the acute or recurrent pain": not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.see section ↓
- Claim "Our doctors have the experience to handle many health conditions such as muscular/joint p…": only partially supported.see section ↓
- NPI registry confirms Richard Mayfield as Chiropractor (DC) in Minnesota (NPI 1174560973).see section ↓
- Richard L. Mayfield shows credential inflation relative to stated vs likely credentials.see section ↓
- Dr Richard L. Mayfield is marketed with a doctor title, but reviewed credentials indicate Chiropractor (DC) rather than an MD/DO physician license.see section ↓
- Against Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners scope rules (Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4), these advertised activities appear outside Richard L. Mayfield's license (including conditions they merely list as ones they treat): depression, high blood pressure,…see section ↓
- 14 of 24 advertised activities fall outside permitted Chiropractor scope in MN.see section ↓
Dr. Trust Me Bro says
Richard Mayfield runs the classic spine-to-systemic-disease expansion pack: start with chiropractic, then quietly upgrade into functional medicine, lab interpretations, and supplement protocols for whatever chronic problem the patient brings in. It is a very efficient way to turn a narrow DC license into a broad internal-medicine aura without ever bothering to earn an MD/DO one.
Claims & evidence
In their own published words, they present themselves as qualified to treat, or give advice on, 13 conditions or treatments. A chiropractic license covers the spine, joints and muscles, and the scope review placed each one outside it. Each box leads with state-board scope notation; literature cross-check follows when we matched a specific claim. Every card carries its receipts: the quoted wording, a live source link, and an archived copy.
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure depression.
depression
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“depression”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
See every doc bro who says they can treat or advise on Depression
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure high blood pressure.
high blood pressure
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“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.”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
See every doc bro who says they can treat or advise on Heart disease and cholesterol
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure inflammatory bowel diseases.
inflammatory bowel diseases
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“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.”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
See every doc bro who says they can treat or advise on Crohn disease and colitis
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
0 trials, 1 animal
PubMed indexes no randomized controlled trial in humans on this intervention and outcome. It indexes 1 animal or in-vitro study on the same terms. Only 9 records of any study design are indexed on the pairing. That makes the claim untested in people, not disproven.
- Randomized human trials
- 0
- Animal or in-vitro only
- 1
- All study designs
- 9
Search: (spinal manipulation OR chiropractic) AND (autism spectrum disorder)
- Supports
- There is no high-quality evidence such as large, well-conducted randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses, or major clinical guidelines showing that chiropractic treatment is an effective therapy for core symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). A 2011 systematic review of chiropractic care in children with ASD identified only a handful of low-quality studies (one small randomized comparison trial, one cohort, and a few case reports) and concluded that the literature was insufficient to determine effectiveness, emphasizing the lack of robust evidence and poor methodological quality. More recent narrative and selective reviews of chiropractic for autism similarly report small case series and case reports with parent-reported improvements, but explicitly state that further research is necessary and that current evidence does not establish efficacy. The available small randomized clinical trial comparing upper cervical versus full spine chiropractic adjustment in autistic children reported improvements in symptom scores in both arms, with larger changes in the upper cervical group, but the trial lacked a non-chiropractic control group, had very small sample size, relied on unblinded parent ratings, and is considered poor-quality evidence that cannot support a general claim of efficacy for ASD. Overall, the only “support” consists of low-level evidence (case reports, small uncontrolled or poorly controlled trials) with subjective outcome measures, which does not meet accepted standards (e.g., GRADE) for high-quality evidence of clinical effectiveness.
- Contradicts
- The bulk of higher-level evidence and expert commentary contradicts the claim that chiropractic treatment is an established or evidence-based therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Systematic reviews of chiropractic care in children note that for autism, research is insufficient and of low quality, preventing any conclusions about effectiveness. A 2011 systematic review specifically concluded that there was inadequate evidence to confirm chiropractic effectiveness for ASD and recommended further, more rigorous research before any claims could be made. Subsequent overviews of chiropractic in children reiterate that the 2011 review found insufficient research to determine effectiveness for autism. Expert commentary on chiropractic treatment for autism highlights that only a single poor-quality clinical trial, a small case series, and a few case reports exist, and that this evidence is too scarce and weak to be reliable; authors emphasize that there is no evidence that chiropractic provides benefit for autistic people and that at best it may be harmless but unproven. Broader reviews of complementary and alternative medicine for autism describe the evidence for chiropractic (alongside acupuncture and massage) as inconclusive, indicating that current data do not support claims of efficacy. Applying established evidence grading principles such as GRADE shows that the available chiropractic evidence for ASD is highly imprecise, indirect, and at critical risk of bias, so it would be rated as very low quality and insufficient to support therapeutic claims. Major ASD intervention research focuses on behavioral therapies, parent training, motor and digital interventions, and emerging neuromodulation, not chiropractic; this contrast underscores that chiropractic is outside mainstream evidence-based treatment pathways.
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream medical and scientific opinion is that chiropractic is not an evidence-based treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder and should not be promoted as a therapy for core ASD symptoms. Major ASD clinical guidelines and consensus documents prioritize interventions such as behavioral therapies (e.g., Applied Behavior Analysis and related behavioral programs), structured parent training, speech and occupational therapy, educational and social skills programs, and targeted management of comorbidities, while they do not recommend chiropractic care as a treatment for ASD. High-quality randomized controlled trials in ASD focus on psychosocial interventions (parent training, behavioral therapy, movement and motor interventions, digital therapeutics, neuromodulation, and pharmacologic or biological approaches), reflecting the mainstream research agenda. Reviews of complementary and alternative medicine for autism characterize the evidence for chiropractic as inconclusive and insufficient, and independent expert analyses explicitly state that claims that chiropractic can treat autism are unsupported by data. In accepted evidence hierarchies such as GRADE, the existing chiropractic literature for ASD (small, uncontrolled or poorly controlled studies and case reports) would be classified as very low-quality evidence, inadequate to justify clinical recommendations or marketing claims. Therefore, the mainstream position is that chiropractic treatment should not be considered a proven or recommended therapy for ASD, and if used at all, it should be regarded only as an experimental adjunct with full disclosure of the lack of evidence and without replacing established, evidence-based ASD interventions.
Papers listed for this claim:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
“Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
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Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Managing inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, depression, migraines, and other internal disorders.
Managing inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, depression, migraines, and other internal disorders
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“depression”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
See every doc bro who says they can treat or advise on Depression
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure functional medicine services.
functional medicine services
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“functional medicine services”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise nutritional and functional medicine services as within their scope of practice.
nutritional and functional medicine services
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“nutritional and functional medicine services”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(6) and Minnesota Rules 2500.0100, subpart 11
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise Functional health... solve chronic health care issues as within their scope of practice.
Functional health... solve chronic health care issues
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Functional health: Dietary counseling, nutritional physical examination, laboratory test referrals and other procedures to solve chronic health care issues.”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise improve the lives of hundreds of children and adults with chronic health disorders as within their scope of practice.
improve the lives of hundreds of children and adults with chronic health disorders
- Supports
- The influencer’s claim is extremely broad and non-specific (“improve the lives of hundreds of children and adults with chronic health disorders”), so the only way to assess it is against general evidence that certain structured health, prevention, or self‑management programs can improve health and quality of life for people with chronic conditions. Several high‑quality sources show that well-designed chronic disease self‑management or health promotion programs can measurably improve outcomes and quality of life for both adults and children, which indirectly supports the general idea that lives can be improved at scale, though not the influencer’s specific methods. A chronic disease self‑management program described in an annual report showed improved health status, reduced emergency room visits, and healthier behaviors, with more than 6,200 children and 900 adults benefiting from an intergenerational obesity-prevention program that increased physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption; 88% of adults and 62% of children met physical activity recommendations, and the program reduced hospitalizations, which aligns with the general claim that structured health programs can improve lives for large numbers of children and adults with chronic disorders. A systematic review on social media use by health professionals to support chronic disease self‑management found some evidence (including at least one randomized controlled trial) that professionally guided social media interventions can support better self‑management and health behaviors in chronic disease patients, which conceptually supports the idea that organized, evidence‑based digital interventions can improve the lives of people with chronic conditions. Large national and policy initiatives focused on chronic disease (such as Healthy People 2030 objectives and chronic disease coalitions and partnerships) are based on extensive epidemiologic and clinical evidence that improving prevention, management, and access to care can improve quality of life and health outcomes for millions living with chronic diseases, indirectly supporting the broad proposition that lives of many children and adults with chronic disorders can be improved through systematic, evidence‑based strategies. The clinical trial index references (e.g., studies of metformin for anti‑aging in prediabetes, swaddle bathing, remote GI examinations, risk factors for complications after thyroid surgery, stretching techniques for neck pain, and pharmacokinetic/safety studies for cancer drugs) each target specific conditions and outcomes, and collectively illustrate that multiple evidence‑based medical and behavioral interventions can improve comfort, function, or disease outcomes in well-defined patient groups, which in turn supports the general notion that appropriate interventions can improve the lives of people with chronic health disorders.
- Contradicts
- The influencer’s claim is unqualified and implies that their content or approach broadly improves the lives of hundreds of children and adults with chronic health disorders, but the available evidence does not specifically evaluate this influencer or their methods. High‑quality evidence focuses on rigorously defined interventions, not generic influencer activity, and there is no direct trial, cohort study, or guideline confirming that this particular influencer’s advice improves clinical outcomes or quality of life in chronic illness populations. Research on social media influencers and health advice highlights substantial concerns: analyses note that health promotion is often not the predominant narrative among influencers, who frequently emphasize beauty and idealized bodies rather than evidence‑based health behaviors, and may share unbalanced or non‑professional advice that can negatively affect physical and mental health, particularly among youth. Expert commentary and emerging reviews on social media and health repeatedly point out that biased or misleading medical advice from influencers can cause harm and requires oversight, underscoring that influencer claims of broadly improving health are often not supported by robust evidence and may conflict with safe medical practice when they substitute for professional care. Systematic reviews of social media in chronic disease management emphasize that most available studies are small, heterogeneous, and often of limited quality, with mixed results and a need for more rigorous trials; this means any strong claim that general influencer activity reliably improves the lives of large numbers of children and adults with chronic conditions goes beyond what current evidence can support. The listed clinical trials related to specific therapies or interventions are highly targeted and condition‑specific and do not concern broad influencer-led lifestyle or health advice; none of these trials demonstrate that generic influencer content, without clear clinical protocols, improves hard outcomes (such as disease control, hospitalization rates, or validated quality‑of‑life measures) for “hundreds” of chronically ill children and adults.
Papers listed for this claim:[13][14][15][16]
“We have been able to improve the lives of hundreds of children and adults with chronic health disorders.”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise identify and treat the root causes of disease as within their scope of practice.
identify and treat the root causes of disease
- Supports
- Modern medicine generally aims to identify underlying etiologies of disease (e.g., infections, genetic mutations, endocrine disorders, environmental and lifestyle factors) and to treat them when possible, which is conceptually aligned with “identifying and treating root causes.” This is reflected in areas such as lifestyle medicine, where noncommunicable diseases are described as having roots in dysregulated lifestyle behaviors, and interventions target nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, substance use, and social relationships to modify these underlying drivers rather than only symptoms. Evidence-based quality improvement also uses root cause analysis for adverse events; studies and clinical projects show that when specific modifiable system-level causes (e.g., catheter care practices in ICUs) are identified and addressed with standardized protocols and education, infection rates and patient safety outcomes can improve. Personalized and genomic medicine similarly seeks to identify causal pathways (e.g., specific mutations or metabolic derangements) and treat them with targeted therapies; major professional bodies recognize this as part of standard medical practice and provide principles for its integration into care, indicating mainstream support for identifying mechanistic causes when evidence-based interventions exist.
- Contradicts
- The broad, slogan-like claim that one can generally “identify and treat the root causes of disease” overstates what current evidence supports. Many diseases have multifactorial, incompletely understood causes, and for a large proportion of chronic conditions, medicine can identify risk factors and mechanisms but cannot fully or durably eliminate the causal drivers for most patients. Functional or “root cause” medicine models explicitly claiming to systematically identify and correct root causes for complex chronic illness have only limited outcome data and lack robust randomized controlled trial and guideline-level evidence; critiques note that such models rely on unproven suppositions and do not yet have an adequate evidence base to support strong efficacy claims across diseases. Root cause analysis as a safety tool illustrates a similar limitation: a systematic review found that despite widespread implementation, only a small minority of studies could show even some improvement in patient safety attributable to root cause analyses, and many recommendations were weak or failed to reduce adverse events, indicating that simply identifying “root causes” does not reliably translate into better outcomes. Specialty reviews and guidelines in particular domains (e.g., reproductive medicine, orthopedics) also highlight that putative root-cause–oriented approaches often lack high-quality evidence showing equal or superior effectiveness compared with established treatments, leading major societies to conclude that these methods are not supported as replacements for standard evidence-based care.
- Mainstream view
- Mainstream medicine supports identifying specific, evidence-based etiologies and pathophysiologic mechanisms for diseases when possible, and treating or modifying these causes (e.g., eradicating infections, correcting endocrine or metabolic abnormalities, reducing modifiable lifestyle risks), while acknowledging that many conditions are multifactorial, partially understood, or not causally reversible. Within this framework, causal language is used narrowly, for well-characterized mechanisms with proven interventions, rather than as a general promise that the “root cause” of any disease can be found and cured. Models that market a universal “root cause” or functional approach across diverse illnesses are viewed as promising hypotheses but currently under-evidenced; mainstream reviewers emphasize the need for rigorous RCTs, long-term outcomes, and guideline-level endorsements before claims that such approaches can broadly identify and treat root causes are accepted. Consequently, the standard position is that medicine should strive to understand and address underlying mechanisms where supported by high-quality evidence, but it cannot reliably identify and treat the fundamental cause of every disease, and claims that broadly promise this exceed what current science justifies.
Papers listed for this claim:[17][18][19][20]
“functional health provides the framework to identify and treat the root causes of disease, not just the symptoms.”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise a wide variety of internal disorders as within their scope of practice.
a wide variety of internal disorders
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“Minnesota Center for Functional Medicine to treat a wide variety of internal disorders.”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure skin disorders.
skin disorders
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“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.”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
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Richard L. Mayfield is not licensed or approved by Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure functional medicine.
functional medicine
No specific health claims of theirs were cross-checked against the literature.
“functional medicine services”
Rule: Minnesota Statutes 148.01, Subdivision 1(2) and Subdivision 4
Citations
Peer-reviewed and index sources cited in this report.
- [1] Guideline-Driven Management of Hypertension: An Evidence-Based Update.
- [2] ASPEN-FELANPE Clinical Guidelines.
- [3] ESPEN guideline: Clinical nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease.
- [4] EFNS guideline on the treatment of tension-type headache - report of an EFNS task force.
- [5] When Is Parenteral Nutrition Appropriate?
- [6] GRADE guidelines 6. Rating the quality of evidence--imprecision.
- [7] Blood Transfusion Therapy.
- [8] Colchicine in Pericarditis.
- [9] A systematic review of the literature on the chiropractic ... - PubMed
- [10] A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Chiropractic Care of ...
- [11] Chiropractic Care in Children: A Review of Evidence and Safety - PMC
- [12] Chiropractic: Is it Efficient in Treatment of Diseases? Review of ...
- [13] Helpful or harmful? Navigating the impact of social media influencers’ health advice: insights from health expert content creators
- [14] Self-Expression and Sharing around Chronic Illness on TikTok
- [15] Health vlogger-viewer interaction in chronic illness management
- [16] Youth perspective on chronic disease prevention
- [17] Functional Medicine Past, Present, and Future - PMC - NIH
- [18] The Faces of Personalized Medicine: A Framework for ...
- [19] 1
- [20] Response to Functional Medicine Case Study and Editorial
Manipulation
Critical
transcript · cited
The pitch moves from chiropractic into lab referrals for blood, stool, breath, saliva, hormones, minerals, vitamins, fats, proteins, and organic acids. That is the classic functional-medicine escalator: vague symptoms -> lots of testing -> ongoing interpretation fees and follow-up recommendations. Likely motive: Drive revenue through referred labs and downstream visits
“laboratory test referrals”
Critical
source material
A single before/after testimonial is used to imply the clinic can manage hypertension. Anecdotes are not proof, and blood pressure changes can happen for many reasons unrelated to the clinic's protocol. Likely motive: Sell the idea that supplement protocols work for serious disease
High
transcript · cited
The copy frames unresolved symptoms as proof you need the clinic's special root-cause system. That is a funnel from dissatisfaction with normal care into a paid alternative care pathway. Likely motive: Convert frustrated patients into long-term functional-health clients
“If an issue is not resolving and you would like to pursue other root cause(s), then a functional health approach is ideal.”
High
source material
They openly separate chiropractic billing from functional-health services, but the page does not disclose any compensation from supplement or lab vendors despite pitching referrals and product-oriented care. The money trail is obscured at the point of sale. Likely motive: Capture cash-pay service revenue while preserving the appearance of ordinary care
Credentials & scope
Glossary: Chiropractor (“Dr.”)
Learn: Is a chiropractor a medical doctor?
Stated: Chiropractor
Verified against the federal provider registry: D.C. · Chiropractor, Nutrition · MN license 1758.
Richard Mayfield presents as a chiropractor with added nutrition, acupuncture, and functional-medicine branding, then uses that stack to speak as though he has broad authority over internal disease. The problem is not the title itself; it is the leap from a narrow musculoskeletal license into hypertension, inflammatory bowel disease, depression, migraines, and other systemic conditions.
- DC, Doctor of Chiropractic
A state-licensed chiropractic doctorate, not a medical physician license.
Minnesota chiropractic board scope is generally musculoskeletal/spine-centered and does not grant general internal-medicine authority or prescription management.
Permitted scope vs advertised
Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners · Confidence: high
Minnesota chiropractors are authorized to perform chiropractic services (evaluation and facilitation of structural, biomechanical, and neurological function through adjustment, manipulation, mobilization, or manual/mechanical procedures applied to bones, joints, and soft tissues for correction of vertebral subluxation and related conditions), acupuncture (as an adjunct to chiropractic adjustment only), and therapeutic/rehabilitative services that prepare for or complement chiropractic adjustment. Chiropractors may provide diagnosis and render opinions pertaining to these services for treatment planning and referral purposes. The practice of chiropractic is explicitly not the practice of medicine, surgery, or osteopathic medicine.
What this license permits
- Spinal adjustment and manipulation
- Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment
- Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care
- Headache care within musculoskeletal scope
14 of 24 advertised activities fall outside permitted scope.
| Advertised | Verdict |
|---|---|
| depression Depression is a systemic psychiatric condition not related to vertebral subluxation, abnormal articulations, or structural/biomechanical dysfunction of the spine or joints; it falls outside the defined scope of chiropractic diagnosis and treatment. | Outside scope |
| high blood pressure Hypertension is a systemic cardiovascular condition not related to vertebral subluxation or structural/biomechanical dysfunction; diagnosis and treatment of hypertension as a primary condition falls outside chiropractic scope. | Outside scope |
| inflammatory bowel diseases Inflammatory bowel disease is a systemic gastrointestinal condition not related to vertebral subluxation or structural/biomechanical dysfunction; diagnosis and treatment of IBD falls outside chiropractic scope. | Outside scope |
| Listed service Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental condition not related to vertebral subluxation or structural/biomechanical dysfunction; diagnosis and treatment of ASD falls outside chiropractic scope. | Outside scope |
| Diagnosing and treating hypertension as a functional-health issue Hypertension is a systemic cardiovascular disease; reframing it as a 'functional-health issue' does not bring it within chiropractic scope, which is limited to vertebral subluxation, abnormal articulations, and related structural/biomechanical conditions. | Outside scope |
| Managing inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, depression, migraines, and other internal disorders While inflammatory arthritis may have a structural component, the claim to manage IBD, depression, and other internal disorders as primary conditions falls outside chiropractic scope; chiropractic is limited to vertebral subluxation and related structural/biomechanical conditions, not systemic internal diseases. | Outside scope |
| Listed service functional medicine services Functional medicine is a medical specialty focused on identifying and treating root causes of systemic disease; it is not affirmatively authorized within the Minnesota chiropractic scope, which is limited to vertebral subluxation, abnormal articulations, and related structural/biomechanical conditions. | Outside scope |
| Listed service nutritional and functional medicine services While nutritional therapy may be included in rehabilitative therapy as part of chiropractic care, the claim to provide functional medicine services is not affirmatively authorized; functional medicine is a medical specialty outside chiropractic scope. | Outside scope |
| Functional health... solve chronic health care issues The claim to solve chronic health care issues through functional health approaches is not affirmatively authorized; chiropractic scope is limited to vertebral subluxation, abnormal articulations, and related structural/biomechanical conditions, not general chronic disease management. | Outside scope |
| improve the lives of hundreds of children and adults with chronic health disorders The broad claim to improve lives of patients with chronic health disorders is not affirmatively authorized; chiropractic scope is limited to vertebral subluxation, abnormal articulations, and related structural/biomechanical conditions, not general chronic disease management. | Outside scope |
| identify and treat the root causes of disease The claim to identify and treat root causes of disease is not affirmatively authorized; chiropractic scope is limited to vertebral subluxation, abnormal articulations, and related structural/biomechanical conditions, not systemic disease etiology. | Outside scope |
| a wide variety of internal disorders Internal disorders are systemic diseases not related to vertebral subluxation or structural/biomechanical dysfunction; the claim to treat a wide variety of internal disorders falls outside chiropractic scope. | Outside scope |
| skin disorders Skin disorders are systemic or dermatological conditions not related to vertebral subluxation or structural/biomechanical dysfunction; diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders falls outside chiropractic scope. | Outside scope |
| functional medicine Functional medicine is a medical specialty focused on identifying and treating root causes of systemic disease; it is not affirmatively authorized within the Minnesota chiropractic scope, which is limited to vertebral subluxation, abnormal articulations, and related structural/biomechanical conditions. | Outside scope |
Sources: Minnesota Statutes Chapter 148 - Chiropractic (official), Minnesota Statutes 148.01 - Chiropractic Definitions and Scope (official), Minnesota Rules Part 2500.0100 - Definitions (official), Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Statutes and Rules (official)
Scope comparison mirror
Side-by-side view of the archived marketing homepage and what a Chiropractor scope permits near Edina, MN. Open the mirror for the full comparison: archive on the left, permitted scope and licensed-care paths on the right.
Mirror generated 2026-10-21 12:27 UTC. The archive pane loads styles and images from the intake snapshot.
5 licensed-care paths linked for out-of-scope claims.
Commerce & grift map
This is the familiar funnel: chronic symptoms and 'root causes' scare copy, then broad functional lab referrals, then supplement protocols, then repeat visits and membership-style discount plans. The page also quietly separates functional health from insurance billing, which keeps the revenue cash-like and the accountability fuzzy.
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No FTC-style compensation disclosure
compensationDisclosures · scan
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Refers patients out for broad functional lab work including urine, blood, stool, breath, and saliva testing, which can create downstream vendor and interpretation revenue.
lab_testing
Supplements pitched
- vitamin D
“a regimen of vitamin D, fish oil and other nutritional supplements suggested by Dr. Mayfield”
- fish oil
“a regimen of vitamin D, fish oil and other nutritional supplements suggested by Dr. Mayfield”
- other nutritional supplements
“a regimen of vitamin D, fish oil and other nutritional supplements suggested by Dr. Mayfield”
Labs pitched
- laboratory test referrals
“laboratory test referrals”
- urine, blood, stool, breath or saliva specimens
“may refer out for urine, blood, stool, breath or saliva specimens to evaluate various molecules such as toxins, hormones, minerals, vitamins, fats, proteins, or organic acid chemicals, etc.”
How the money flows
- Lab testing referralUndisclosed Refers patients out for broad functional lab work including urine, blood, stool, breath, and saliva testing, which can create downstream vendor and interpretation revenue. “may refer out for urine, blood, stool, breath or saliva specimens”
“may refer out for urine, blood, stool, breath or saliva specimens”
- Supplement brand dealUndisclosed Sells supplement-driven care plans and nutritional protocols tied to symptoms and lab interpretation. “a regimen of vitamin D, fish oil and other nutritional supplements suggested by Dr. Mayfield”
“a regimen of vitamin D, fish oil and other nutritional supplements suggested by Dr. Mayfield”
- Paid wellness plan / membershipUndisclosed Offers a discount plan called the Well Being for Life Club, implying a membership-style revenue stream. “We also offer a discount plan. Go to the Well Being for Life Club page for details.”
“We also offer a discount plan. Go to the Well Being for Life Club page for details.”
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- fish oilBrand
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- other nutritional supplementsBrand
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- laboratory test referralsBrand
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- urine, blood, stool, breath or saliva specimensBrand
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WebsiteAug 10, 2026 · 41 snippets
Chiropractic Care Specialties, Chiropractic Treatment Services
Out of scope
Scope vs Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
“MN Chiropractor 14 of 24 advertised activities outside permitted scope, with a researched financial-remuneration model.”
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Lab Test Upsell
“laboratory test referrals”
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Lab testing referral
“may refer out for urine, blood, stool, breath or saliva specimens”
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What does peer-reviewed research say about these claims?
Bro translation: Mainstream medical evidence does not support a chiropractor using 'functional medicine' to diagnose or treat hypertension, depression, inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, migraines, or other internal disorders as claimed here.
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Bro translation: Mainstream medical evidence does not support a chiropractor using 'functional medicine' to diagnose or treat hypertension, depression, inflammatory bowel disease, inflammatory arthritis, migraines, or other internal disorders as claimed here. The literature also does not back the idea that muscle testing, broad toxin/hormone/mineral lab fishing, or supplement regimens can reliably 'treat root causes' and reverse chronic disease in the way the page promises.
Are Richard L. Mayfield's credentials legitimate?
Richard Mayfield presents as a chiropractor with added nutrition, acupuncture, and functional-medicine branding, then uses that stack to speak as though he has broad authority over internal disease.
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Richard Mayfield presents as a chiropractor with added nutrition, acupuncture, and functional-medicine branding, then uses that stack to speak as though he has broad authority over internal disease. The problem is not the title itself; it is the leap from a narrow musculoskeletal license into hypertension, inflammatory bowel disease, depression, migraines, and other systemic conditions. Stated credentials: Chiropractor (DC). Likely credentials: Chiropractor (DC), DC. Credential inflation detected, a white coat is not the same as an MD/DO license.
Is Dr Richard L. Mayfield a real medical doctor?
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Richard L. Mayfield is not identified as an MD/DO physician in reviewed credentials or public registry data. Likely credential: Chiropractor (DC).
Does Richard L. Mayfield use Lab Test Upsell?
The pitch moves from chiropractic into lab referrals for blood, stool, breath, saliva, hormones, minerals, vitamins, fats, proteins, and organic acids.
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The pitch moves from chiropractic into lab referrals for blood, stool, breath, saliva, hormones, minerals, vitamins, fats, proteins, and organic acids. That is the classic functional-medicine escalator: vague symptoms -> lots of testing -> ongoing interpretation fees and follow-up recommendations. Likely motive: Drive revenue through referred labs and downstream visits
Does Richard L. Mayfield use Sales Funnel Motive?
The copy frames unresolved symptoms as proof you need the clinic's special root-cause system.
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The copy frames unresolved symptoms as proof you need the clinic's special root-cause system. That is a funnel from dissatisfaction with normal care into a paid alternative care pathway. Likely motive: Convert frustrated patients into long-term functional-health clients
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