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Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 220 — at a Glance
| Course: | Soft Tissue Injuries · 2 PACE-approved CE hours |
| Faculty: | Dennis O’Hara, DC, DACBSP · Diplomate, American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians |
| 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
Soft tissue heals on a timeline, and most treatment plans ignore it. Inflammation, repair and remodeling each call for different loading, and care that is right for week six applied in week one is not conservative — it is a setback. Knowing where a tissue sits in its healing cycle is what makes the rest of the plan defensible.
Dr. Dennis O’Hara, a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, works the current literature on soft tissue pathophysiology into a practical assessment and treatment framework — the clinical markers and orthopedic tests that pin the diagnosis, the manual therapy and myofascial release options for acute and chronic presentations, and the mechanisms of injury that tell you why the tissue failed in the first place.
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 220.
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 220
Work from the healing cycle, not the calendar. Analyse the current research on soft tissue pathophysiology and the phases of healing, so loading, manual therapy and activity advice are matched to the tissue’s actual stage of repair.
Pin the diagnosis with the right markers. Master the key clinical markers and orthopedic tests that make a soft tissue diagnosis specific rather than regional — the difference between treating a strain and treating a sore leg.
Apply current treatment standards, acute and chronic. Build best-practice management for both presentations, including manual therapy and myofascial release, with the reasoning that supports each choice.
Explain the failure, then prevent the recurrence. Understand and cite the underlying biomechanical forces that caused the tissue to fail, and build proactive strategies that reduce reinjury risk and support long-term patient resilience.
Your Case Studies & Clinical Pearls Faculty
Dennis O’Hara, DC, DACBSP — instructor of this course — opens the soft tissue injury file (220) with a sports diplomate’s tissue-healing timeline. A Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians and a premier authority in sports chiropractic and soft tissue management, he teaches the literature-to-practice translation that keeps a treatment plan matched to the tissue in front of you.
Steve Yeomans, DC, FACO brings orthopedic board credentials to the structural and entrapment files in the lane — disc herniation, spondylolisthesis and carpal tunnel syndrome (216–218) — as a Fellow of the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists.
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 natural pairing for this course is the rest of the musculoskeletal injury material: 212 Lower Extremity Conditions II and 206 Lower Extremity Conditions I; 216 Disc Herniation and 218 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment round out the extremity and tissue injury picture. Browse Case Studies & Clinical Pearls Courses
Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 220 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 220 cover?
This course works soft tissue injury management through an evidence-based lens, from pathophysiology and healing cycles to assessment, treatment and prevention. Also known as soft tissue injury management, myofascial release training, or sports soft tissue assessment, it covers the current literature on tissue healing phases, key clinical markers and orthopedic tests, best practices for acute and chronic management including manual therapy and myofascial release, mechanisms of injury, and preventative strategies.
How many CE hours is this course, and what does it cost?
Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 220 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 keeps re-injuring the same muscle — what am I missing?
Usually the mechanism, not the muscle. This course works the underlying biomechanical forces that cause tissue to fail in the first place, then builds the preventative strategies that reduce recurrence — alongside the healing-phase reasoning that stops a tissue being loaded before it is ready.
Who teaches Case Studies & Clinical Pearls 220?
Dennis O’Hara, DC, DACBSP — a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians and a premier authority in sports chiropractic and soft tissue management, known for translating current research into practical clinical protocols.
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 220?
2 CE hours · $40 · online & self-paced · instant certificate. Add it to your cart, or pair it with 212 Lower Extremity Conditions II to complete the extremity injury file set.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 3, 2026 (CT)
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