Physical Examination · Live Webinar Category
CCEDseminars delivers live, PACE-approved chiropractic CE webinars structured around the pillars of modern physical examination: spinal exam, extremity exam, orthopedic testing, neurological screening, and documentation & clinical reasoning. Each webinar walks the clinical peer-reviewed decision flow you use Monday morning.
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Last reviewed: May 27, 2026 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC
| If you want to… | Then physical examination CE is the right track |
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| Sharpen exam-room confidence | Build muscle memory for spinal & extremity exams you perform every week. |
| Tighten orthopedic & neuro testing | Choose tests by sensitivity / specificity rather than habit — and document the clinical reasoning. |
| Earn live PACE-approved hours | Every PE webinar counts toward live-format CE requirements with CE Broker auto-reporting. |
| Defend your documentation | Pillar 5 makes exam findings audit-ready — clinical reasoning that holds up under review. |
CCEDseminars structures every physical examination webinar around clinical pillars. Each pillar is grounded in peer-reviewed clinical evidence and maps directly to the decisions you make in the exam room.
Structured cervical, thoracic, and lumbar exam — inspection, palpation, range of motion, segmental motion testing, and provocation maneuvers. The foundation of every chiropractic encounter.
Evidence anchor: Triano et al. (2013) on the reliability of manual spinal palpation; Stochkendahl et al. (2006) on chiropractic clinical practice guidelines for the cervical and lumbar spine.
Shoulder, elbow, wrist / hand / thumb, hip, knee, ankle / foot — regional inspection, palpation, ROM, strength testing, and joint-specific provocation. Critical for patients whose presenting complaint is non-spinal.
Evidence anchor: Hegedus et al. (2012, 2015) on diagnostic accuracy of shoulder and knee physical exam tests; Cook & Hegedus textbook of orthopedic physical examination tests.
Choosing the right orthopedic special test for the suspected pathology — and interpreting sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios rather than treating every positive test as confirmation. The skill that separates pattern-matching from clinical reasoning.
Evidence anchor: Magee, Orthopedic Physical Assessment (7th ed.); Cleland, Koppenhaver, & Su, Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination.
Cranial nerve screen, dermatome / myotome / reflex testing, upper motor neuron signs, and red-flag recognition. The pillar that catches what the spinal exam alone can miss — and the pillar that protects both the patient and the practice.
Evidence anchor: Blumenfeld, Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases (3rd ed.); Cook & Hegedus on neurodynamic testing reliability.
Translating physical exam findings into a defensible clinical narrative — SOAP structure, medical necessity, functional outcome anchors, and the audit trail that connects exam findings to care plan. Pillar 5 is where exam skill becomes a documented care decision.
Evidence anchor: Jensen et al. on clinical reasoning frameworks in musculoskeletal practice; Higgs & Jones, Clinical Reasoning in the Health Professions.
| Why CCEDseminars PE webinars | What it means for you |
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| Live, PACE-approved hours | Every PE webinar counts toward live-format renewal requirements with PACE Provider #34015544. |
| CE Broker auto-reporting | Hours post to your state board profile within 72 hours of completion — no manual upload. |
| Practicing-DC faculty | Faculty teach what they use Monday morning. Our distinguished clinical faculty lead the PE catalog — chiropractic physician with clinical examination certification. |
| Instant certificate | Completion certificate available immediately at webinar end — PDF download, audit-ready. |
Physical examination CE is not a uniformly mandated topic in every U.S. state, but state boards generally accept PE-focused live webinars toward total annual CE hours. Several boards require live-format CE for clinical or diagnostic skill topics — and PE webinars satisfy that requirement. Confirm your state's current rules on the CCEDseminars state CE guidelines hub.
A CCEDseminars PE webinar covers one or more of the five pillars: spinal examination, extremity examination, orthopedic testing, neurological screening, and documentation & clinical reasoning. Each session emphasizes test selection, interpretation, and the clinical reasoning that connects findings to care decisions.
All courses in the Physical Examination category are live webinars presented in real time, with live Q&A. Live format counts toward state CE requirements that mandate live-format hours. These live webinars are recorded and deployed as online/on demand courses.
Pillar 5 — Documentation & Clinical Reasoning — is woven into every PE webinar. You learn to translate exam findings into a defensible SOAP narrative that links presentation to test choice to interpretation to care plan. That is exactly the chain auditors look for.
Yes. The catalog rotates across both spinal pillars (Pillar 1) and extremity pillars (Pillar 2), with dedicated regional webinars on wrist / hand / thumb, knee, shoulder, and other joints. Pair a spinal webinar with an extremity webinar to round out the exam-room skill set.
The best chiropractic physical examination CE structures the curriculum around the five pillars (spinal, extremity, orthopedic, neurological, documentation), is taught live by practicing DCs, anchors test selection in peer-reviewed evidence, and auto-reports hours to CE Broker.
CCEDseminars PE webinars deliver all four: live PACE-approved format (Provider #34015544), DC-led faculty, citation-anchored pillar framework, and CE Broker auto-reporting with instant certificates.
Other PE CE options exist — on-demand video libraries, generic orthopedic CE, single-test workshops — but few combine live format, the five-pillar structure, peer-reviewed evidence anchors, and auto-reporting in one place.
The five-pillar framework rests on a peer-reviewed evidence base. The literature below is the foundation faculty draw from when teaching test selection and interpretation.
Renewing your license this year? — Check your state CE rules before you enroll →
All courses below are live, PACE-approved (Provider #34015544), and auto-report to CE Broker and your state board within 72 hours of completion. Click any card for full details and enrollment.
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