Orthopedics 223: Inflammation & Relationships | CCEDseminars

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

• Describe chronic inflammation and its relevance to common health and musculoskeletal concerns.
• Explain how close relationships, social support, and interpersonal stress may influence inflammatory pathways.
• Identify biopsychosocial factors that may affect patient resilience, pain experience, recovery, and health behavior patterns.
• Use evidence-informed questionnaires and clinical monitoring strategies to better understand patient context.
• Discuss management considerations that support whole-person chiropractic care planning.
• Improve patient communication around inflammation, stress, lifestyle, social support, and clinical follow-up.

1. Clinical orientation: why chronic inflammation belongs in a chiropractic orthopedics and whole-person health discussion.
2. Inflammation basics: distinguishing acute inflammatory responses from chronic low-grade inflammatory activity.
3. Health implications: reviewing how persistent inflammatory activity can contribute to chronic disease risk, pain sensitivity, fatigue, and recovery challenges.
4. Close relationships and health: understanding social integration, social support, relationship quality, and interpersonal conflict as health-relevant variables.
5. Stress and immune pathways: exploring neuroendocrine, autonomic, emotional, behavioral, and immune signaling mechanisms.
6. Health behavior connections: considering sleep, physical activity, nutrition, substance use, mood, and adherence patterns in patient management.
7. Assessment tools: using questionnaires, history questions, and clinical monitoring to identify relevant biopsychosocial contributors.
8. Management considerations: integrating education, referral awareness, behavior-support strategies, and realistic care planning.
9. Clinical communication: documenting findings, explaining patient-centered risk factors, and supporting follow-up decisions.

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This course is listed for online chiropractic continuing education credit through CCEDseminars. Approval requirements vary by state, province, and licensing board.

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How many CE hours are included in Orthopedics 223?

Orthopedics 223 provides 2 hours of online chiropractic continuing education credit.

Who teaches Orthopedics 223?

Orthopedics 223 is taught by Michael Hall, DC, FIACN.

What topics are covered in this course?

The course covers chronic inflammation, close relationships, social support, interpersonal stress, immune pathways, health behavior influences, questionnaire-based assessment considerations, and patient management strategies for chiropractic practice.

Why are close relationships relevant to chronic inflammation?

Research links social integration, social support, and social conflict with inflammatory pathways through stress, emotional health, neuroendocrine activity, immune signaling, and health behaviors. This course helps chiropractors understand these factors as part of whole-person patient management.

How do I access the online course after registration?

After registration, log in to your CCEDseminars account. The course title in your account is the access link. No special software installation is required; use a modern browser on a desktop, tablet, or mobile device.

Is this course approved for my state or licensing board?

Approval requirements vary by state, province, and licensing board. Review the approvals listed below.