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Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 214 — at a Glance
| Course: | From Anatomy to Diagnoses — The Shoulder · 2 PACE-approved CE hours |
| Faculty: | Heather Wright, DC, CCEP · Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner |
| 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
The shoulder punishes the clinician who examines before listening. Most shoulder diagnoses are decided in the history — the arc of onset, the position that provokes, the night pain that will not settle — and the physical examination largely confirms what a careful intake already suggested. This course walks the shoulder girdle from anatomy to working diagnosis, so the structures you can name become the structures you can rule in and rule out.
Dr. Heather Wright takes the case from first contact to discharge: the intake questions that separate primary impingement from glenohumeral instability, the objective measures that prove your care is working, and the co-treatment decisions that keep you the clinical lead when a shoulder does not respond to the first round of care.
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 214.
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 214
Separate impingement from instability before the exam begins. Use history-driven intake questions — mechanism of onset, provocative position, night pain, the sense of the joint giving way — to form a working diagnosis of primary impingement versus glenohumeral instability, then confirm it at the table with the impingement battery: the Hawkins–Kennedy test and the Neer test.
Run the shoulder Clinical Audit. Apley’s Scratch Test and scapular dyskinesis screening give you a repeatable, chartable measure of pain-free motion — the objective evidence that shows the immediate impact of an adjustment or a rehabilitative set.
Build the anatomy-to-diagnosis bridge. Move from the named structures of the shoulder girdle — the acromioclavicular joint, the subacromial space, the glenohumeral capsule — to the diagnostic reasoning that assigns a presentation to one of them, so a complex shoulder case resolves into a short, defensible differential rather than a region that simply hurts.
Manage the refractory shoulder. Develop co-treatment strategies and quantitative discharge goals for patients who fail to respond to initial chiropractic intervention, so co-management strengthens the therapeutic relationship instead of ending it.
Your Case Studies & Clinical Pearls Faculty
Heather Wright, DC, CCEP — instructor of this course — teaches the anatomy-to-diagnosis bridge, headache management and diagnosis, and TMJ case studies (214–215). 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 shoulder 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.
Steve 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.
Steve 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: 213 Headache Management & Diagnosis 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 214 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 214 cover?
This course bridges shoulder anatomy and shoulder diagnosis, taking a case from initial history through examination to discharge planning. Also known as shoulder differential diagnosis, shoulder impingement testing (Hawkins–Kennedy and Neer), or the anatomy-to-diagnosis shoulder course, it covers history-driven diagnosis, the acromioclavicular joint and subacromial differential, the Apley’s Scratch Test and scapular dyskinesis Clinical Audit, and co-treatment strategies for refractory presentations.
How many CE hours is this course, and what does it cost?
Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 214 is a 2-hour, PACE-approved online course priced at $40 — the standard $20 per CE credit hour across the CCEDseminars catalog. It is recorded, self-paced, and includes video and handouts.
My patient’s shoulder pain has not improved after a month of care — what does this course offer?
That is the case this course is built around. You will work through the intake questions that reveal a diagnosis missed on the first pass, use Apley’s Scratch Test and scapular dyskinesis screening to measure whether care is actually moving the joint, and build the co-treatment and referral strategies that keep you the clinical lead on a shoulder that has stalled.
Who teaches Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 214?
Heather Wright, DC, CCEP — a Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner whose teaching emphasis is simplifying complex orthopedic presentations into practical Monday-morning clinical protocols. Dr. Wright also teaches 215 (TMJ) in this series.
Will this course count toward my state CE requirement?
CCEDseminars is a PACE-recognized provider (#34015544) and this course is accepted in Texas and 40-plus additional states, with CE Broker auto-reporting where applicable. Requirements vary by board, so confirm your state’s current rules before you enroll.
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 214?
2 CE hours · $40 · online & self-paced · instant certificate. Add it to your cart, or pair it with 213 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)
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