Adjusting & Manual Therapy

Adjusting & Manual Therapy 202: Adjusting the Costals | CCEDseminars

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Dr. Michael Hall demonstrating anterior and posterior costal adjusting techniques and rib cage biomechanics for Adjusting & Manual Therapy 202.
Online Course Format:  Online
Course Tuition:   $40.00
Credit Hours ( CE ):  2
Instructor:  Michael Hall, DC, FIACN
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Online Chiropractic CE Course Description & Course Details

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Chiropractor performing manual therapy — myofascial dysfunction CE course for chiropractors

Adjusting & Manual Therapy CE — at a Glance

Course:Adjusting & Manual Therapy 201: Myofascial Dysfunction · 2 CE · $40
Catalog:11 online courses · 22 total CE hours · TMJ to toe — spine, ribs, extremities, soft tissue, drop table
Faculty:Donald Ozello, DC, CCN, CCSM · Michael Hall, DC, FIACN · Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN
Format:On-demand online video with assessment · instant certificate
Pricing:$20/hr ($40/course) · automatic 10% off at 6–9 hrs, 20% off at 10+ hrs
Approval:PACE Provider #34015544 · co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · acceptance varies by state and scope

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The CCEDseminars adjusting and manual therapy curriculum covers the working chiropractor's entire technique territory — cervical spine and TMJ, thoracic spine and rib cage, lumbar-pelvic mechanics, both extremities from shoulder to foot, myofascial and partner-assisted soft-tissue methods, and drop table technique. Every course is built around the same three questions: what does the tissue need, what is the safest effective way to deliver it, and how do you document the encounter so the care defends itself.

Adjusting is the center of chiropractic practice — and it's also where assessment discipline matters most: contraindication screening, force and vector selection, patient positioning, and knowing when the plan calls for soft-tissue work, an instrument-assisted approach, or referral rather than a higher-force maneuver. This category treats technique as clinical reasoning made physical. It is refresher-grade for experienced hands and framework-grade for doctors expanding into regions — extremities, TMJ, ribs — that many practices under-serve.

Choose Your Technique Path — Three Lanes, Full-Body Coverage

The catalog is organized by body region and method — work a lane end-to-end, or pick the regions your patient mix demands. The full catalog lives on the Adjusting & Manual Therapy category page.

1 · Spine, Ribs & TMJ

The axial skeleton lane — from craniocervical junction and jaw through the rib cage to the pelvis, plus table-assisted delivery.

AMT 202: Adjusting the Costals
AMT 207: Thoracic Spine & Rib Cage
AMT 208: Cervical Spine & TMJ
AMT 209: Lumbar & Pelvic Techniques
AMT 210: Drop Table Technique

2 · Extremities

The appendicular lane — shoulder girdle through hand, hip through foot; the regions that separate full-body adjusters from spine-only practices.

AMT 203: Shoulder Treatment Techniques
AMT 204: Lower Extremity Techniques
AMT 205: Upper Extremity Techniques
AMT 206: Hip, Thigh & Knee

3 · Soft Tissue & Assisted Methods

The hands-on complement to the adjustment — myofascial reasoning and partner-assisted stretching that extend what the visit delivers. You are here: AMT 201.

AMT 201: Myofascial Dysfunction
AMT 211: Partner Assisted Stretching

New adjusting and manual therapy courses are added to these lanes as faculty release them.

What You'll Learn in Adjusting & Manual Therapy 201

• Understand myofascial pain syndrome — the chronic soft-tissue disorder chiropractors treat daily — and the factors that lead to it.

• Differentiate myofascial dysfunction from similar chronic pain conditions so the diagnosis drives the plan.

• Review the range of therapies for myofascial dysfunction and where each fits in chiropractic care.

• Frame soft-tissue evaluation within whole-patient physiology — Dr. Benedikt's clinical-nutrition-informed perspective on chronic muscle pain.

Your Adjusting & Manual Therapy Faculty

Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — instructor of this course — opens the series with myofascial dysfunction. Board-certified in clinical nutrition, he frames soft-tissue evaluation within whole-patient physiology rather than as an isolated modality.

Donald Ozello, DC, CCN, CCSM leads the series — nine of the eleven courses, spanning every extremity region, the full axial spine, drop table technique, and partner-assisted stretching. A certified sports-medicine chiropractor who also authors our Athletic Injuries curriculum, he teaches technique the way it's used on active patients: assessment first, mechanism understood, delivery matched to the tissue.

Michael Hall, DC, FIACN — Fellow of the International Academy of Chiropractic Neurology and lead of our Neurology series — brings the neurologist's lens to costal adjusting: rib mechanics, respiratory linkage, and the neurological reasoning behind thoracic cage work.

Full bios and the complete instructor roster: CCEDseminars faculty page.

Where Technique Hours Count — the Clinical-Hours Advantage

Adjusting and manual therapy coursework is core clinical subject matter — which matters wherever your state splits clinical from non-clinical hours. In Iowa, technique hours feed the 36-hour clinical case-management minimum; in Rhode Island, they serve the 50-of-60 clinical requirement; in Vermont — where practice-management and philosophy coursework earns no credit at all — technique sits squarely inside the clinical-focus rule; and in Montana, where philosophy is capped at 2 of 12 hours, technique fills the clinical balance cleanly.

Online-format allowances still vary by state — some accept every hour online, others cap distance learning or require in-person blocks. Check your state's guide in the full state directory before building your renewal plan.

Build Your Technique Block

Every course in this series is 2 hours at $40, so the automatic discounts do the bundling for you: any three courses (6 hours) earns 10% off, and five or more (10+ hours) in a single order earns 20% off — a complete lane, or the full 22-hour series at roughly $352 instead of $440. AMT 201 pairs naturally with AMT 211 to complete the Soft Tissue & Assisted Methods lane. No promo codes, ever — the discount calculates itself at checkout. Browse Adjusting & Manual Therapy Courses

Adjusting & Manual Therapy CE — Frequently Asked Questions

What is myofascial dysfunction?

A chronic disorder of muscle and its surrounding fascia — commonly presenting as myofascial pain syndrome — in which sensitive trigger points generate persistent local and referred pain. It is one of the most frequent soft-tissue conditions in chiropractic practice, and this course covers the factors that lead to it, how to differentiate it from similar chronic pain conditions, and the range of therapies used to treat it. The condition is also discussed as myofascial pain syndrome, MPS, trigger point pain, chronic myofascial pain, and muscle knot pain.

How many CE hours is Adjusting & Manual Therapy 201, and what is the format?

2 CE hours, fully online and self-paced — course video plus downloadable PDF notes, followed by an assessment. Your certificate is available in your account immediately upon completion, and enrollment includes 1 year of access.

Do technique hours count as clinical CE for my state?

Adjusting and manual therapy is core clinical subject matter, which serves the clinical-hour minimums states like Iowa and Rhode Island impose and fits clinical-focus rules like Vermont's. Online-format allowances still vary by jurisdiction — verify your state's online cap and any in-person requirements in its guide before registering.

Who teaches this course?

Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — board-certified in clinical nutrition — teaches Adjusting & Manual Therapy 201, framing myofascial evaluation within whole-patient physiology. The wider series is led by Donald Ozello, DC, CCN, CCSM, with Michael Hall, DC, FIACN teaching costal adjusting. All courses are PACE Provider #34015544 programs co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College.

How do discounts and certificates work?

Courses are $20 per credit hour, and discounts apply automatically in a single order — 10% off at 6–9 hours, 20% off at 10 or more. Each completion generates an instant PDF certificate with a permanent copy in your account dashboard, ready for renewal submission or audit response. No promo codes.

State Approval and Licensing Reminder

CE requirements — including online-format allowances and any in-person minimums — vary by jurisdiction. Review the online chiropractic CE guidelines page and contact CCEDseminars with questions about your specific licensing requirements before registering.

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2 CE hours · $40 · online & self-paced · instant certificate. Add it to your cart above, or build a discounted technique block from the full series.

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CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated August 21, 2026 (CT)

This online chiropractic course is accredited in the following states:

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming,

This online chiropractic course is accredited in the following Canadian Provinces:

British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Yukon,

This online chiropractic course is accredited in the following regions outside the United States & Canada:

Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Virgin Island, Zimbabwe,