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| Course | Inflammation & Relationships · 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 certificateEvery chiropractor treats patients whose recovery and health decisions involve factors beyond tissue findings alone. Orthopedics 223 examines chronic inflammation through a whole-person clinical lens, with attention to the ways social support, close relationships, interpersonal conflict, emotional stress, and health behaviors may influence inflammatory pathways — and organizes those variables into a practical clinical framework rather than leaving them as background noise.
In this 2-hour course, Michael Hall, DC, FIACN moves from inflammation fundamentals — distinguishing acute responses from chronic low-grade activity — through the health implications of persistent inflammation for disease risk, pain sensitivity, fatigue, and recovery; the research connecting relationship quality and social integration to neuroendocrine, autonomic, and immune signaling; the health-behavior bridge of sleep, activity, nutrition, and adherence; and the applied toolkit: evidence-informed questionnaires, patient communication, referral awareness, and relationship-centered care planning.
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 · 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 · You are here » 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 223 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 223 with 208: Managing Chronic Pain, 210: Inflammatory Disc Disease, and 224: Breathe — Mouth Breathing and Health — the whole-person 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 223 is a 2-hour online chiropractic CE course examining chronic inflammation through a whole-person lens: inflammation basics, health implications, how close relationships and social support influence inflammatory pathways, stress and immune mechanisms, health behavior connections, questionnaire-based assessment, and management and communication strategies. It is also listed as "Chronic Inflammation and Health — The Role of Close Relationships," and chiropractors may search for it as a chronic inflammation course, a biopsychosocial CE, or a whole-person care 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.
Yes — research links social integration, social support, relationship quality, and interpersonal conflict with inflammatory pathways through neuroendocrine activity, autonomic and emotional mechanisms, immune signaling, and health behaviors such as sleep, activity, and nutrition. That makes a patient's social context a health-relevant clinical variable, and Orthopedics 223 teaches chiropractors to recognize, assess, and integrate it into whole-person care planning.
Orthopedics 223 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 223 often add Orthopedics 208: Managing Chronic Pain, 210: Inflammatory Disc Disease, and 224: Breathe — Mouth Breathing and Health — the whole-person 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 — see the whole patient, not just the tissue findings.
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated September 30, 2026 (CT)
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