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Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 213 — at a Glance
| Course: | Headache Management & Diagnosis — Red Flags, Cervicogenic Specificity · 2 CE hours · $40 |
| Faculty: | Heather Wright, DC, CCEP · Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner, extremity adjusting and rehabilitation faculty |
| Format: | On-demand online video with case walk-throughs and assessment · downloadable handouts · instant certificate |
| Pricing: | $20/hr · automatic 10% off at 6–9 hrs, 20% off at 10+ hrs in one order · no promo codes |
| Approval: | PACE Provider #34015544 · co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · acceptance varies by state |
Board-approved · PACE Provider #34015544 · CE Broker auto-reporting for states served · Instant certificate
Effective headache management begins with the ability to separate mechanical causes from vascular and systemic pathology. Dr. Heather Wright dissects the world of primary and secondary headaches and hands you the clinical roadmap: the red flags that must be caught, the cervicogenic diagnosis that must be specific, and the evidence-based adjustments that produce results you can measure.
For the headache patient, relief of muscular tension and restored upper cervical motion are the audit, so cervical flexion-rotation testing and trigger point sensitivity maps give immediate feedback on whether the treatment is working. This 2-hour online course anchors on two pearls: identifying the thunderclap — the historical red flags and triage questions that separate a benign tension headache from a subarachnoid hemorrhage or hypertensive crisis — and cervicogenic specificity, using the C1–C3 convergence on the trigeminal nucleus to isolate the segmental driver and deliver a targeted adjustive vector. Every completion generates an instant certificate for your renewal file.
Choose Your Case Study Path — Three Lanes, One Curriculum
The catalog is organized as a curriculum, not a pile of hours — 23 courses and 42 CE hours covering every region head-to-foot across two series, plus specialist case files. Start in the lane that matches your patient mix; the full catalog lives on the Case Studies & Clinical Pearls category page.
1 · The Regional Series — First Pass (201–206)
A complete head-to-foot tour of case-based diagnosis — the foundation lane.
201: Headache Diagnosis & Clinical Pearls
202: The Cervical Spine
203: Upper Extremities
204: Thorax Conditions & Clinical Pearls
205: Lumbar Spine Diagnosis
206: Lower Extremity Conditions & Clinical Pearls
2 · The Regional Series — Second Pass (207–212)
The same regions revisited with new cases and deeper differentials — the lane that turns pattern recognition into judgment.
207: The Head II
208: The Cervical Spine II
209-A / 209-B: The Upper Extremities II, Parts I & II
210-A / 210-B: The Thorax II, Parts I & II
211: Lumbar Spine Conditions II
212: Lower Extremity Conditions II
3 · Specialist Case Files (213–221)
Board-credentialed faculty open their own files — condition-specific cases from orthopedic, sports, extremity, and nutrition practice. You are here: Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 213.
213: Headache Management & Diagnosis
214: From Anatomy to Diagnoses
215: Case Studies Related to the TMJ
216: Disc Herniation
217: Spondylolisthesis Treatment
218: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment
219: TMD
220: Soft Tissue Injuries
221: Headache Management & Treatment
New case files are added to these lanes as faculty release them.
What You'll Learn in Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 213
• Differentiate mechanical headache from vascular and systemic pathology, and work the full landscape of primary and secondary headaches through real cases.
• Use cervical flexion-rotation testing and trigger point sensitivity maps as Clinical Audit measures — immediate, objective feedback on muscular tension and upper cervical motion after treatment.
• Master the historical red flags of secondary headache — the specific triage questions that separate a benign tension headache from a life-threatening subarachnoid hemorrhage or hypertensive crisis.
• Apply cervicogenic specificity: use the C1–C3 convergence on the trigeminal nucleus to isolate the segmental driver of a cervicogenic headache and deliver a targeted adjustive vector.
Your Case Studies & Clinical Pearls Faculty
Heather Wright, DC, CCEP — instructor of this course — teaches headache management and diagnosis, the anatomy-to-diagnosis bridge, and TMJ case studies (213–215). A Palmer College of Chiropractic Presidential Top Graduate and Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner with acupuncture and animal chiropractic training, Dr. Wright teaches extremity adjusting, sports rehabilitation, and integrative care, and brings that structural precision to the headache patient. Monte Horne, DC, founder of CCEDseminars and postgraduate faculty for Texas Chiropractic College, authors the fourteen-course regional core (201–212) and reviews every page in this category.
Steven Yeomans, DC, FACO brings orthopedic board credentials to the three highest-stakes structural files — disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, and carpal tunnel syndrome (216–218) — the same conditions at the center of his documentation and personal injury teaching.
Steven Yeomans, DC, FACO and the rest of the specialist faculty open the remaining condition-specific files across the lane.
Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — board-certified in clinical nutrition — works the TMD and headache management files (219, 221) where structure, physiology, and nutrition intersect.
Dennis O'Hara, DC, DACBSP opens the soft tissue injury file (220) with a sports diplomate's tissue-healing timeline.
Full bios and the complete instructor roster: CCEDseminars faculty page.
Where Case Study Hours Count — State Rules Worth Knowing
Case study coursework is clinical subject matter — assessment, diagnosis, and case management — which is exactly what several state boards ask for. In Iowa, these hours serve the 36-hour clinical case-management minimum (this category is case management, by name and by content); in Rhode Island, they address the 50-of-60 clinical requirement; and in Vermont — where practice-building coursework earns nothing — patient-care education like this counts fully under the clinical-focus rule.
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 Case Study Block
Most courses in the series run 2 hours at $40 (the four Series II split-courses, 209-A/B and 210-A/B, run 1 hour at $20 each), so the automatic discounts do the bundling for you: 6–9 hours in one order earns 10% off, and 10 or more earns 20% off — the full second-pass series, or all 42 hours at roughly $672 instead of $840, with no promo codes. The natural pairing for this course is the rest of Dr. Wright's specialist lane: 214 From Anatomy to Diagnoses and 215 Case Studies Related to the TMJ; 201 Headache Diagnosis & Clinical Pearls and 221 Headache Management & Treatment round out the headache material. Browse Case Studies & Clinical Pearls Courses
Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 213 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 213 cover?
Headache differentiation and management: separating mechanical causes from vascular and systemic pathology across primary and secondary headaches; the historical red flags and triage questions that identify a thunderclap presentation, subarachnoid hemorrhage, or hypertensive crisis; cervicogenic specificity through the C1–C3 convergence on the trigeminal nucleus, isolating the segmental driver for a targeted adjustive vector; and cervical flexion-rotation testing and trigger point sensitivity maps as Clinical Audit measures. Also known as cervicogenic headache CE, thunderclap headache red flags, secondary headache screening, flexion-rotation test training, and headache differential diagnosis for chiropractors.
How many CE hours is Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 213, and what is the format?
2 CE hours, fully online and self-paced — course video with case walk-throughs plus downloadable handouts, followed by an assessment. Your certificate is available in your account immediately upon completion, and enrollment includes one year of access.
When is a headache an emergency rather than a case I should treat?
That is the thunderclap question, and it is one of the two pearls this course is built around. The course teaches the historical red flags and the specific triage questions that separate a benign tension headache from a subarachnoid hemorrhage or hypertensive crisis — so the emergency is caught in the history, before treatment. The companion pearl is cervicogenic specificity: using the C1–C3 convergence on the trigeminal nucleus to isolate the true segmental driver and target the adjustment. No prerequisites; the series may be taken in any order.
Is this course accepted for my state's chiropractic license renewal?
Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 213 is a PACE Provider #34015544 program co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College and is accepted in most U.S. states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, six Canadian provinces, and more than 50 international jurisdictions. The complete approval list appears at the bottom of this page, and your state's online-hour rules are summarized in its CE guidelines page.
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. No promo codes. Each completion generates an instant certificate with a permanent copy in your account dashboard, and CE Broker reporting is handled automatically for states served.
State Approval and Licensing Reminder
Continuing education requirements — including online-hour caps and clinical-hour minimums — vary by jurisdiction. Review the online chiropractic CE guidelines page and contact CCEDseminars with questions about your specific licensing requirements before registering.
Ready to Enroll in Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 213?
2 CE hours · $40 · online & self-paced · instant certificate. Add it to your cart, or pair it with 214 and 215 to complete Dr. Wright's specialist file set.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 3, 2026 (CT)