Athletic Injuries 208: Football Injuries - Turf Toe | Online Chiropractic CE

Athletic Injuries 208: Football Injuries – Turf Toe is a focused chiropractic course on one of football’s most frustrating forefoot injuries. Turf toe can derail a player’s season, limiting push-off, acceleration, and cutting ability even when other injuries have resolved.

This two-hour online CE class examines the physical and clinical aspects of turf toe, including history, examination, grading, and imaging considerations. Emphasis is placed on chiropractic management strategies, taping and support options, rehabilitation concepts, and return-to-play decision-making for football athletes.

Estimated Completion Time

Approximately 2 hours (Video Format)

Course Topics

• Anatomy and biomechanics of the first MTP joint in football athletes
• Mechanism of injury and grading of turf toe lesions
• History, physical examination, and key clinical findings
• Imaging considerations and differential diagnosis at the great toe
• Chiropractic treatment options and co-management strategies
• Taping, footwear, orthotic, and field-surface considerations
• Rehabilitation concepts and return-to-play guidelines

Learning Objectives

• Describe the anatomy, biomechanics, and mechanisms of turf toe in football players
• Perform an appropriate history and physical examination for suspected turf toe
• Discuss imaging indications, grading, and differential diagnosis for turf toe injuries
• Outline chiropractic treatment, support, and rehabilitation strategies for turf toe
• Apply return-to-play and prevention principles for football athletes with forefoot injuries

Course Structure

• Focused, clinically oriented video modules
• Case-based discussion of football injury mechanisms
• Integration of adjusting, support, and rehab concepts
• Knowledge checks reinforcing on-field decision-making

Quick Course Details

• Course Type: Online
• Credit Hours: 2
• Instructor: Michael Hall, DC, FIACN
• Format: Recorded online presentation with self-paced access
• Access: Log in and out as needed; resume where you left off
• Certificate: Print proof of attendance upon successful completion
• Completion Window: Up to one year from date of purchase
• Approvals: Listed in multiple state, provincial, and international CE approvals

About the Instructor

Michael Hall, DC, FIACN is a widely respected chiropractic neurologist and educator with extensive experience in sports-related concussion, lower extremity injuries, and on-field assessment. He has lectured internationally and serves as faculty for chiropractic continuing education programs.

Dr. Hall’s teaching style emphasizes clinical reasoning, practical examination skills, and evidence-informed management strategies that chiropractors can apply immediately in practice and on the sideline.