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| Course | Achilles Tendinitis — The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly · 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 certificateAchilles tendinitis is a common and often underestimated lower extremity condition that can significantly affect a patient's ability to perform daily activities, participate in sport, and maintain overall quality of life. While many cases resolve with appropriate early intervention, others progress to degenerative tendinopathy, partial rupture, or chronic pain — making accurate clinical assessment and timely, targeted management essential skills for every chiropractic practitioner. The title says it plainly: the good (straightforward cases that respond quickly to conservative care), the bad (stubborn chronic tendinopathy), and the ugly (degenerative and complicated presentations that test every tool in your toolkit).
In Orthopedics 217, Michael Hall, DC, FIACN walks you through the complete clinical pathway — from first patient contact to discharge planning: history taking that differentiates insertional from non-insertional tendinopathy and screens for systemic contributors such as fluoroquinolone use, inflammatory arthropathies, and metabolic conditions; a comprehensive examination sequence; imaging indications and interpretation; and the full conservative toolkit from chiropractic treatment and progressive tendon loading to nutrition, documentation, and collaborative care.
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 · 216: Plica Syndrome · You are here » 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 217 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 217 with 215: Foot & Ankle Conditions, 216: Plica Syndrome, and 218: The Floppy Ankle 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 217 is a 2-hour online chiropractic CE course covering the full clinical spectrum of Achilles tendinitis — straightforward cases that respond to conservative care, stubborn chronic tendinopathy, and complicated degenerative presentations. It includes history taking, physical examination with provocative tests, imaging and diagnostics, chiropractic treatment, progressive tendon-loading rehabilitation, nutritional management, documentation and coding, and collaborative care. Chiropractors may search for it as an Achilles tendinopathy course, Achilles tendonitis CE, or a heel 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.
Differentiating tendinitis from a partial or complete rupture takes systematic evaluation: mechanism and onset history, palpation, provocative testing such as the Thompson test, and MRI when rupture must be ruled out. Orthopedics 217 teaches the examination sequence, imaging decision-making, and differential diagnosis — including retrocalcaneal bursitis and Haglund deformity — that let a chiropractor make that call confidently and refer when indicated.
Orthopedics 217 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 217 often add Orthopedics 215: Foot & Ankle Conditions, 216: Plica Syndrome, and 218: The Floppy Ankle — 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 — master Achilles tendinitis from history to discharge, for every case on the spectrum.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 24, 2026 (CT)
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