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Orthopedics 211 — at a Glance
| Course: | Cervical Position Sense Testing · 2 PACE-approved CE hours |
| Faculty: | Michael Hall, DC, FIACN · Neurology and Orthopedics Faculty, CCEDseminars |
| Format: | On-demand online video with 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 neck knows where it is — until it does not. Cervical position sense testing measures how accurately a patient returns the head to neutral after moving it, and the repositioning error it reveals is a direct read on the proprioceptive and kinesthetic input the cervical spine is sending the brain. Orthopedics 211 makes that test a routine part of the chiropractic examination: setup and observation, standardized protocols, interpreting repositioning errors, and the management that retrains cervical proprioception.
Dr. Michael Hall builds the course from the neurology up: why proprioception and kinesthesis matter in chiropractic care, how spinal subluxation disrupts afferent input and feeds musculoskeletal disorders, and then the test itself — head tilt and translation, equipment and standardized protocol, accuracy versus repositioning error, quantitative versus qualitative findings and how to document them. The management section turns findings into a plan: hand-eye coordination training, Light Assisted Motor Planning (LAMP) and home exercise programs, applied case by case.
Choose Your Orthopedics Path — Three Lanes, One Curriculum
The Orthopedics library — twenty-six courses by five CCEDseminars faculty: John Riggs III, MBA, DC, DIANM; Steven Yeomans, DC, FACO; Michael Hall, DC, FIACN; Dennis O’Hara, DC, DACBSP; and Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN — organizes into three working lanes: trace the nerve, evaluate the joint, and catch the presentations that change management. Orthopedics 201–224 together form the 48-hour Clinical Chiropractic Orthopedics Certification (CCO). Two hours each.
1 · Gut, Microbiome, Digestion and Detoxification
Dr. Riggs’ designed three-course sequence — the entrapment map from the shoulder girdle to the tarsal tunnel: median, ulnar and radial nerve entrapments of the upper limb, the thoracic outlet and scapular syndromes, piriformis, meralgia paresthetica, peroneal and tarsal tunnel — plus the athlete’s stinger.
201: Upper Extremity Entrapment Syndromes
202: Trunk & Upper Extremity Entrapment Syndromes
203: Nerve Entrapments of the Pelvis and Lower Extremities
221: Burner Syndrome
2 · Brain, Mood, Stress and the Nervous System
Regional evaluation and management down the kinetic chain — the joints your schedule is made of: the rotator cuff and the frozen shoulder, the neck-and-shoulder file, the hip, plica syndrome at the knee, the foot and ankle, Achilles tendinitis, the chronically unstable ankle, and the stress fracture that hides as focal pain.
204: Rotator Cuff Syndrome
206: Frozen Shoulder Evaluation
212: The Neck & Shoulder
215: Orthopedic Conditions of the Foot and Ankle
216: Plica Syndrome
217: Achilles Tendinitis
218: The Floppy Ankle
219: The Hip
225: Stress Fractures
3 · Musculoskeletal, Immune, Hormonal and Clinical Conditions
Stability testing, functional assessment and the presentations that demand recognition — cervical instability and position sense, cauda equina, dropped head syndrome, cervicovagopathy, gait and the lumbar spine, the Romberg sign and flexibility benchmarks — plus the chronic pain, inflammation and breathing science underneath. You are here: Orthopedics 211.
205: Cervical Spine Instability: The How-To
207: Finger to Floor & Sit-n-Reach
208: Managing Chronic Pain
209: The Romberg Sign
210: Inflammatory Properties of Contained and Non-Contained Disc Disease
211: Cervical Position Sense Testing
213: Coronal Plane Movement & Neuroplasticity
214: Cauda Equina & Lumbar Radiculopathy
220: Cervicovagopathy
222: Dropped Head Syndrome
223: Chronic Inflammation and Close Relationships
224: Breathe — Mouth Breathing and Health
226: Gait & the Lumbar Spine
Every course in the series is 2 PACE-approved CE hours at $40, and the automatic bundle discounts apply across the whole lane. The full 26-course catalog continues on the Orthopedics category page.
What You’ll Learn in Orthopedics 211
Analyze the Cervical Position Test and its implications for clinical diagnosis and subluxation management.
Identify and interpret repositioning errors and their neurological and biomechanical significance.
Develop practical applications for patient management, including LAMP and home exercise protocols, in daily chiropractic practice.
Evaluate how spinal subluxations disrupt afferent neurological input and contribute to musculoskeletal disorders.
Apply evidence-based frameworks for integrating cervical proprioceptive testing into routine clinical examination workflows.
Your Orthopedics Faculty
Michael Hall, DC, FIACN — instructor of this course. Board-certified chiropractic neurologist and Fellow of the International Academy of Chiropractic Neurology, founder of BrainDC.org, with more than 30 years of clinical and academic experience. He teaches 16 of the 26 courses in the CCEDseminars Orthopedics library and brings the ortho/neuro lens to joint and spine evaluation — here, the cervical position sense test — setup, repositioning error, what the numbers mean for subluxation and afferent input — and the LAMP and home-exercise protocols that retrain it.
Full bio and the complete instructor roster: CCEDseminars faculty page.
Where Orthopedics CE Hours Count — State Rules Worth Knowing
Orthopedics coursework is clinical subject matter — examination, 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; 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 Orthopedics Block — or Take the Credential
Every course in the Orthopedics 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 — any ten courses from the series is 20 hours, which clears the 20% tier at roughly $320 instead of $400, with no promo codes. Cervical Position Sense Testing pairs naturally with Orthopedics 205 on cervical spine instability and Orthopedics 209 on the Romberg sign; the three together make a 6-hour cervical and proprioception block and reach the 10% tier. Pursuing the credential? The Clinical Chiropractic Orthopedics Certification (CCO) packages Orthopedics 201–224 — 48 hours — in a single $960 checkout. Browse Orthopedics Courses
Orthopedics 211 — Frequently Asked Questions
What does Orthopedics 211 cover?
Orthopedics 211 covers cervical position sense testing for chiropractors: proprioception and kinesthesis in chiropractic care, how spinal subluxation disrupts afferent input, test setup and observation with head tilt and translation, standardized protocols and equipment, interpreting accuracy and repositioning errors, quantitative versus qualitative findings and documentation, and management with hand-eye coordination training, Light Assisted Motor Planning (LAMP) and home exercise programs. Also known as the cervical proprioception course, the joint position error test course, or the neck kinesthesia course.
What is cervical position sense testing, and what does a repositioning error mean?
The patient starts in a neutral head position, moves the head through a plane of motion with eyes closed and returns to where they started; the difference between the starting point and the return is the repositioning error. A large or inconsistent error points to disrupted afferent input from the cervical mechanoreceptors — a finding associated with neck pain, dizziness and the subluxation patterns chiropractors treat. The course covers setup, protocol, thresholds and documentation.
Why does my neck feel unsteady, and can it be retrained?
When the joints and muscles of the neck stop sending accurate position information, the brain loses its map of where the head is, and the patient feels unsteady, clumsy or dizzy with head movement. Proprioception is trainable: the course covers hand-eye coordination drills, Light Assisted Motor Planning (LAMP) and home exercise programs that rebuild repositioning accuracy alongside chiropractic care.
How is this different from Orthopedics 205, Cervical Spine Instability?
Orthopedics 205 is structural — segmental instability measured on flexion-extension radiographs and rated for impairment. Orthopedics 211 is functional — proprioceptive accuracy of the cervical spine measured by repositioning error and managed with sensorimotor rehabilitation. Together they answer the two questions the unstable-feeling neck raises: is the segment moving too much, and can the patient sense where it is? Many clinicians take both.
How many CE hours is it, and where does it sit in the Orthopedics series?
It is 2 PACE-approved CE hours. Orthopedics 211 sits in the spine, stability and red-flags lane of the Orthopedics series with Dr. Michael Hall, alongside Orthopedics 205 (Cervical Spine Instability), 209 (The Romberg Sign), 213 (Coronal Plane Movement & Neuroplasticity) and 220 (Cervicovagopathy).
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 Orthopedics 211?
The neck that cannot find neutral is telling you something the X-ray will not. Two hours here give you the test, the interpretation and the LAMP and home-exercise plan to retrain cervical proprioception in daily practice.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 2026 (CT)