Nichols Chiropractic in Manhattan, KS: Kyle A Potter's claims, reviewed

Manipulation 85/100, sales funnel 84/100, credential legitimacy 0/100.

Snapshot from Aug 11, 2026. The full report is the living version.

Outside scope of practice

Advertised services that fall outside what Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (Chiropractic) rules permit for this license, as we read the published rules. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.

• [outside scope] Most foods promote obesity and increase cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke risk
  Not among permitted DC scope activities; addresses systemic, endocrine, prescribing, or non-specialty medical care outside this license. (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act))
• [outside scope] Managing Autoimmune Conditions with Chiropracti
  Advertising chiropractic management of autoimmune conditions implies primary or substantial management of systemic immunologic diseases, which is not affirmatively permitted in the available Kansas chiropractic rules that focus on chiropractic education rather than systemic disease treatment.[1][6] (K.A.R. 100-6-4)
• [outside scope] Chronic Fatigue
  Not among permitted DC scope activities; addresses systemic, endocrine, prescribing, or non-specialty medical care outside this license. (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act))
• [outside scope] Advising on hormone replacement-related follow-up and supplement regulation
  Not among permitted DC scope activities; addresses systemic, endocrine, prescribing, or non-specialty medical care outside this license. (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act))
• [outside scope] Salivary Hormone Testing
  Not among permitted DC scope activities; addresses systemic, endocrine, prescribing, or non-specialty medical care outside this license. (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act))

Contested claims

Public claims whose literature cross-check came back unsupported or mixed. Verdicts reflect the published evidence we could match, not an adjudicated finding.

• [literature: unsupported] Hormone replacement therapy
  Permitted Chiropractor scope includes: Spinal adjustment and manipulation, Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment, Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care, Headache care within musculoskeletal scope.; Advertised activity: outside this license's scope (K.A.R. 100-6-4 (requirements for licensure by examination for healing arts, including chiropractic)); literature: not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.
• [literature: mixed] Hormone Imbalance
  Permitted Chiropractor scope includes: Spinal adjustment and manipulation, Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment, Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care, Headache care within musculoskeletal scope.; Listed service: outside this license's scope (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)); literature: mixed in the medical literature.
• [literature: mixed] Salivary Hormone Testing
  Permitted Chiropractor scope includes: Spinal adjustment and manipulation, Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment, Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care, Headache care within musculoskeletal scope.; Listed service: outside this license's scope (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)); literature: mixed in the medical literature.
• [literature: unsupported] Saliva testing assesses hormone balancing needs
  Permitted Chiropractor scope includes: Spinal adjustment and manipulation, Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment, Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care, Headache care within musculoskeletal scope.; Advertised activity: outside this license's scope (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)); literature: not supported by peer-reviewed evidence.
• [literature: mixed] Saliva testing is the most reliable medium for measuring hormone levels
  Permitted Chiropractor scope includes: Spinal adjustment and manipulation, Musculoskeletal evaluation and treatment, Soft-tissue and rehabilitative care, Headache care within musculoskeletal scope.; Advertised activity: outside this license's scope (K.S.A. §65-2871 (Kansas Healing Arts Act)); literature: mixed in the medical literature.

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