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Geriatrics 210 — at a Glance
| Course: | Hip Osteoarthritis, Fractures & Impingement in Older Adults · 2 PACE-approved CE hours |
| Faculty: | Donald Ozello, DC, CCN, CCSM · Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Faculty, CCEDseminars |
| 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 |
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In your older patients, the hip is where joint degeneration, thinning bone and a single fall converge — and where staged, careful chiropractic care can change what happens next. Hip osteoarthritis is one of the most common weight-bearing joint problems of aging, and it rarely travels alone: it sits beside osteopenia, osteoporosis, sarcopenia and a rising fracture risk that can turn one stumble into a hospital admission.
The course moves from anatomy to intervention: how the ball-and-socket hip is built and stabilized, how osteoarthritis, femoroacetabular impingement, osteopenia, osteoporosis and hip fracture present in the older adult, how to examine the hip with passive range of motion and the FABERE (Patrick’s) and FADIR tests, and what to do about it with chiropractic adjustment, joint mobilization, soft-tissue work and a symptom-free strengthening and fall-prevention plan.
Choose Your Geriatrics Path — Four Lanes, One Curriculum
The Geriatrics series runs from the biology of aging outward to the structures it acts on: what changes in an ageing body, how degeneration presents region by region, and how balance, posture and cognition are assessed and rehabilitated. Ten courses, two hours each.
1 · Aging and Bone Health (201, 205)
Why the body ages the way it does, and what happens to the skeleton that carries it — the biology underneath every other file in the category.
205: Introduction to Aging & Longevity
201: Osteoporosis Management
2 · Osteoarthritis by Region (202–204)
Degenerative joint disease worked region by region — spine, lower extremity, upper extremity — with the diagnostic, in-office and rehabilitative decisions that differ at each.
202: Spinal Osteoarthritis Management
203: Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis
204: Upper Extremity Osteoarthritis
3 · Neurology, Posture, Balance and Cognition (206–207, 209)
The neurological side of aging: coordination and fall risk, and the postural and grip-strength markers that track cognitive and biological decline.
206: Coordination & Balance Rehab
207: Head Posture, Cognition and Grip Strength
209: Forward Head Posture & Upper Crossed Syndrome in Older Adults
4 · Strength, Movement and Function (208, 210)
From assessment to intervention — what to prescribe for the ageing patient, how to load it, and how to progress it safely, from whole-body strength training to the degenerating hip. You are here: Geriatrics 210.
208: Strength Training for Older Adults
210: Hip Osteoarthritis, Fractures & Impingement in Older Adults
Every course in the series is 2 PACE-approved CE hours at $40, and the automatic bundle discounts apply across the whole lane.
What You’ll Learn in Geriatrics 210
Describe the anatomy and biomechanics of the hip — the ball-and-socket articulation, the femoral head and the three axes of movement — and explain how its inherent stability changes with age.
Recognize and differentiate the degenerative hip conditions of the older adult: hip osteoarthritis, femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, osteopenia and osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and hip fracture.
Examine the hip using visual gait and transfer inspection, passive range of motion, and the FABERE (Patrick’s) and FADIR tests, and interpret the findings that point to osteoarthritis, impingement or a labral tear.
Apply a staged chiropractic plan for the hip — adjustment, joint mobilization, soft-tissue work and stretching — that starts light and works within the patient’s symptom-free range of motion.
Prescribe fall- and fracture-prevention that older hips tolerate, including isometric pelvic bridges, wall-squat holds and a progressive, technique-first strengthening program.
Your Geriatrics Faculty
Donald Ozello, DC, CCN, CCSM,instructor of this course. Sports chiropractor, founder of Championship Chiropractic in Las Vegas, and Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Faculty at CCEDseminars. He teaches functional movement and rehabilitation for athletes and seniors, and carries the three regional osteoarthritis files (202–204).
Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN,Executive Member of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition Faculty at CCEDseminars. He teaches the nutritional and functional-medicine side of geriatric care — the bone, metabolic and lifestyle files (201, 205).
Michael Hall, DC, FIACN,Chiropractic neurology specialist, founder of BrainDC.org and Neurology Faculty at CCEDseminars, with more than 30 years of clinical and academic experience. He teaches the neurological files in this category — coordination, balance and the postural and cognitive markers of aging (206–207).
Full bios and the complete instructor roster: CCEDseminars faculty page.
Where Geriatrics CE Hours Count — State Rules Worth Knowing
Geriatrics coursework is clinical subject matter — assessment, diagnosis and case management of the aging patient — which is exactly what several state boards ask for. In Iowa, these hours serve the 36-hour clinical case-management minimum; 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 Geriatrics Block
Every course in the Geriatrics series runs 2 hours at $40, 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 — all ten on-demand Geriatrics courses together is 20 hours, which clears the 20% tier at roughly $320 instead of $400, with no promo codes. Hip Conditions pairs naturally with Geriatrics 201 on osteoporosis management and Geriatrics 206 on coordination and balance rehab; the three together reach 6 hours and the 10% tier. Browse Geriatrics Courses
Geriatrics 210 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Geriatrics 210 cover?
Geriatrics 210 works through the aging hip end to end: joint anatomy and biomechanics, hip osteoarthritis, femoroacetabular impingement, osteopenia, osteoporosis, sarcopenia and hip fracture, then hip examination and a staged chiropractic treatment and fall-prevention plan.
Is this only about hip osteoarthritis?
No. Osteoarthritis is the anchor because it is the most common weight-bearing hip problem in older adults, but the course also covers femoroacetabular impingement, osteoporosis and fracture risk, sarcopenia, and the examination and treatment that tie them together.
Which examination tests are demonstrated?
Visual inspection of gait and transfers, passive hip range of motion in flexion, neutral and extension, the FABERE (Patrick’s) test and the FADIR test — with what a positive finding suggests, from osteoarthritis to impingement to a labral tear.
What chiropractic treatment is shown?
Seated and supine thigh-distraction hip adjustments, joint mobilization, soft-tissue work and stretching — started light and kept within the patient’s symptom-free range, with a handheld adjusting instrument as an option when needed.
How many CE hours is it, and where does it sit in the Geriatrics series?
It is 2 PACE-approved CE hours. Geriatrics 210 sits in the strength, movement and function lane of the Geriatrics series with Dr. Donald Ozello, alongside Geriatrics 208: Strength Training for Older Adults.
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 Geriatrics 210?
Every older patient with a stiff, aching hip is somewhere on the path from early osteoarthritis to a fractured femur. Two hours here give you the anatomy, the examination and the staged chiropractic plan to meet them earlier — and keep them moving.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 2026 (CT)