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| Course | Plica Syndrome · 2 CE Hours |
| Faculty | Michael Hall, DC, FIACN |
| Format | Online, on-demand — start immediately |
| Pricing | $40 ($20/hr) · automatic bundle discounts |
| Approval | PACE Provider #34015544 · TCC co-sponsored |
Board-approved · PACE Provider #34015544 · CE Broker auto-reporting · Instant certificatePlica Syndrome is a well-recognized but frequently misidentified cause of anterior and medial knee pain. The synovial plica — a fold of the joint's inner lining left over from embryological development — can become inflamed, thickened, and fibrotic in response to repetitive stress, overuse, or trauma. Patients often report a characteristic snapping, clicking, or popping sensation in the knee, commonly aggravated by prolonged sitting, squatting, or stair climbing. Because these symptoms overlap with patellofemoral syndrome, meniscal pathology, and other knee conditions, accurate clinical differentiation is essential.
In Orthopedics 216, Michael Hall, DC, FIACN takes you through a structured, clinically grounded approach to evaluating and managing this confounding presentation — from comprehensive history taking through examination, imaging judgment, and evidence-informed conservative care, all the way to documentation and co-management. Two on-demand CE hours you can put to work on the next clicking knee that rises out of your waiting-room chairs.
The CCED Orthopedics series — 26 courses, 52 CE hours — organizes into three working lanes. Trace the nerve, evaluate the joint, and catch the presentations that change management:
1 · Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
201: Upper Extremity Entrapments · 202: Trunk & Upper Extremity · 203: Pelvis & Lower Extremities · 221: Burner Syndrome
2 · Joint by Joint — Shoulder to Foot
204: Rotator Cuff Syndrome · 206: Frozen Shoulder · 212: The Neck & Shoulder · 215: Foot & Ankle Conditions · You are here » 216: Plica Syndrome · 217: Achilles Tendinitis · 218: The Floppy Ankle · 219: The Hip · 225: Stress Fracture
3 · Spine, Stability & Red Flags
205: Cervical Spine Instability · 207: Finger to Floor & Sit-n-Reach · 208: Managing Chronic Pain · 209: The Romberg Sign · 210: Inflammatory Disc Disease · 211: Cervical Position Sense · 213: Coronal Plane Movement & Neuroplasticity · 214: Cauda Equina & Lumbar Radiculopathy · 220: Cervicovagopathy · 222: Dropped Head Syndrome · 223: Inflammation & Relationships · 224: Breathe & Mouth Breathing · 226: Gait & the Lumbar Spine
All courses in Orthopedics 201–224 count toward the 48-hour Clinical Chiropractic Orthopedics Certification (CCO). Browse the full Orthopedics category.
Michael Hall, DC, FIACN is a Fellow of the International Academy of Chiropractic Neurology with over 30 years of clinical and academic expertise. A 1990 honors graduate of Parker College of Chiropractic and Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Neurology (1993), Dr. Hall is the founder of BrainDC.org and a leading voice in functional neurology, concussion management, and global chiropractic education.
CCEDseminars is PACE Provider #34015544, recognized by the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB). Orthopedics coursework is clinical subject matter — examination, diagnosis, and case management — and Orthopedics 216 is accepted in 40+ U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and international jurisdictions. The complete approval list for this course appears at the bottom of this page, and completions auto-report to CE Broker for participating states.
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Online courses are $20 per credit hour. Buy 6–9 hours and 10% comes off automatically at checkout; 10+ hours takes 20% off. No promo codes — the discount calculates itself.
Pair Orthopedics 216 with 215: Foot & Ankle Conditions, 217: Achilles Tendinitis, and 219: The Hip for a complete lower-extremity block — or take the whole track: the CCO Certification Bundle delivers all 24 courses (Orthopedics 201–224, 48 hours) in one $960 purchase toward the Clinical Chiropractic Orthopedics certification.
Orthopedics 216 is a 2-hour online chiropractic CE course on plica syndrome, a frequently misidentified cause of anterior and medial knee pain. It covers synovial plica anatomy and pathophysiology, comprehensive history taking, a structured physical examination sequence, imaging decision-making, differentiation from patellofemoral syndrome and meniscal pathology, and evidence-informed conservative management including chiropractic treatment, rehabilitation, nutrition, documentation, and co-management. Chiropractors may search for it as a knee plica course, medial plica CE, or an anterior knee pain course.
Yes. CCEDseminars is PACE Provider #34015544, recognized by the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB), with courses accepted in 40+ U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and international jurisdictions. Completions auto-report to CE Broker for states served. The full approval list for this course appears at the bottom of the page.
A snapping, clicking, or popping sensation on rising after prolonged sitting is a characteristic presentation of plica syndrome: an inflamed, thickened synovial plica moving across the joint as the knee extends. Because the same symptoms can arise from patellofemoral syndrome, meniscal pathology, and other knee conditions, accurate differentiation requires structured history taking, examination, and imaging judgment — exactly the clinical sequence Orthopedics 216 teaches.
Orthopedics 216 awards 2 chiropractic CE hours. Your certificate is issued electronically the moment you complete the course and quiz, and is available in your CCEDseminars account. Completions auto-report to CE Broker for participating states.
Doctors who take Orthopedics 216 often add Orthopedics 215: Foot & Ankle Conditions, 217: Achilles Tendinitis, and 219: The Hip — a complete lower-extremity block. All Orthopedics 201–224 courses also count toward the 48-hour CCO certification.
Good to know: the course title in your account is your access link — no software installation, any modern browser, desktop or mobile. Pause and restart anytime from your account, and print your certificate the moment you finish.
Online. On demand. PACE-approved. $40 — a structured plica syndrome workup for the next snapping knee on your schedule.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 24, 2026 (CT)
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