Chiropractor who promoted stem cell benefits for relieving arthritis pain is disciplined after six-year investigation by state
CHICAGO – An investigation into bogus stem cell therapies to ease pain finally ends with the discipline of a Chicago area chiropractor. The licensing action comes six years after the CBS News Investigators went undercover to expose the unbelievable claims being peddled by that particular doctor. What took so long?In 2018, Patricia Korona was suffering with arthritis pain in her right knee, She described it as '… a stabbing pain, constant, hard to get up from a sitting position.
received complaints from eight others, some of whom paid up to $14,000 for the stem cell injections. They all explained the shots provided no pain relief.In May 2024, determined that, in all nine cases, Jill Howe made 'false or misleading' statements about the benefits of stem cell therapies. In a separate case, she was also found to have provided unnecessary trigger point injections.We tried to contact Howe, but were unable to find her. Two of her Wellness Institute locations closed shortly after our initial reporting in 2018-2019. And, her Superior Health and Wellness location in Gurnee is now a new rehab business that just opened.
, through a spokesperson, wrote, 'Our administrative hearing process is structured to follow thorough legal procedures to ensure each case is handled with careful attention and that due process is upheld for all parties involved when investigating allegations of wrongdoing by licensees.' said after the complaints were filed in 2018, the case was referred to its prosecutions unit on November 7, 2019. The agency said as it prepared for a hearing, there was an extensive discovery process with Howe's attorneys and two informal conferences in 2022 and 2023. Eventually that led to the disciplinary action in May 2024.
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