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Radiology 207: Introduction to Degenerative Disorders — At a Glance
| Course | Radiology 207 · 2 CE hours · $40 |
| Faculty | Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR · Diplomate, American Chiropractic Board of Radiology |
| Format | Online, on-demand — start immediately |
| Pricing | $40 for 2 CE hours — $20 per hour; multi-course discounts apply automatically in the cart |
| Approval | PACE Provider #34015544 · TCC co-sponsored |
PACE Provider #34015544 · Co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · Completions reported to CE Broker
Degeneration is the finding every chiropractor reports and few can explain — Radiology 207 supplies the explanation. This two-hour introduction opens with the suspected pathophysiology of degeneration, then builds the general radiographic findings of degenerative change before working the cervical spine in detail on plain film and advanced imaging.
Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR, ties film to MRI — Modic changes and the plain-film sclerosis they correspond to, the disc-lesion nomenclature that separates a bulge from an extrusion — and closes on the clinical implications, cervical spondylotic myelopathy chief among them.
Where This Course Fits — Three Radiology Lanes
You are here: Lane 1, Radiology 207 — the bridge from the normal-variants sequence into the degenerative series (203, 208, 209). Seventeen courses organize into three working lanes: learn normal first, then trauma and degeneration, then the pathologies that change management.
1. Normal Variants — Read Normal First ◀ You are here
The foundation of interpretation: knowing the variant that mimics pathology, and the pathology that hides as a variant.
201: Cervical Spine Variants · 202: Thoracic Spine Variants · 204: Lumbar Spine Variants · 207: Introduction to Degenerative Disorders
2. Trauma & Degenerative Disease
The films your practice generates — acute trauma and the aging spine and extremities.
205: Cervical Trauma · 206: Thoracic & Lumbar Trauma · 203: Joint Degeneration of the Spine & Extremities · 208: Degenerative Conditions of the Pelvis & Leg · 209: Degenerative Conditions of the Upper Extremity
3. Arthropathies, Tumors & the Case-Study Trilogy
The findings that change management, and three case-study courses that train the eye on real films.
211: Rheumatoid Arthritis · 213: Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies · 214: Crystal Deposition Diseases · 216: Primary Bone-Forming Tumors · 218: Pediatric Radiology · 210, 212, 217: Case Studies in Radiology I–III
What You'll Learn
- Understanding the suspected pathophysiology of degeneration
- Identifying general radiographic findings associated with degenerative changes
- Exploring degeneration of the cervical spine through plain film and special imaging
- Discussing the clinical implications of radiographic findings, including cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Reference
Reference: Imaging features of the aging spine. PMC8297484, NCBI PubMed Central. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8297484/
Your Faculty
Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR — Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Radiology. She teaches 12 of the 17 courses in this category: the complete normal-variants sequence, both trauma courses, the degenerative series, pediatric radiology and all three case-study courses — a radiologist’s residency curriculum, compressed for the practicing DC.
Also teaching in the category: Wesley Duval, DC, DACBR · Diplomate, American Chiropractic Board of Radiology · joint degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, crystal deposition diseases and primary bone-forming tumors.
Credit, Reporting & State Rules
Radiology 207 is a 2-hour on-demand course, PACE-recognized and co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College — the approval pathway most boards accept for online chiropractic CE. Its approval list renders at the bottom of this page, straight from the course record; that list is the one to trust.
Radiology coursework is clinical subject matter — imaging interpretation, diagnosis and referral decision-making — which serves the clinical-hour structures many states impose, such as Iowa’s 36-hour clinical case-management minimum, Rhode Island’s 50-of-60 clinical requirement and Vermont’s clinical-focus rule. Most boards also cap the share of a renewal that can be earned online; check how your board counts it before relying on these hours for a specific requirement.
Texas: licensees can verify provider status through the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. For every other state and province, start at the CE guidelines directory.
Build Your Radiology Block — or Take the Credential
$40 for 2 CE hours — $20 per hour. Take it after the normal-variants sequence (201, 202, 204) and before 203, 208 and 209 — it is the introduction those three assume.
Multi-course discounts apply automatically in the cart — 10% at 6–9 hours, 20% at 10 or more, no promo code. 207 + 203 + 208 is a 6-hour degenerative block: $108 instead of $120.
Building toward the credential? Radiology 201–212 make up the 24-hour Chiropractic Radiology Certification (CRC) bundle — a single $480 checkout, taught by DACBR faculty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Radiology 207 cover?
A two-hour introduction to degenerative disorders for chiropractors: the suspected pathophysiology of degeneration, the general radiographic findings that signal degenerative change, degeneration of the cervical spine on plain film and special imaging — including Modic changes and their plain-film correlates, disc-lesion nomenclature, Maigne’s syndrome and incidental findings such as a sliding hiatal hernia — and the clinical implications of those findings, with cervical spondylotic myelopathy as the one that changes management. Also known as degenerative spine radiology CE, Modic changes CE, cervical spondylosis imaging CE or chiropractic radiology CE.
Who teaches it, and is it for chiropractors?
Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR, a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Radiology — the profession’s own imaging specialty board. The course is written for practicing chiropractors who read degenerative change on their own films and on the MRI reports that come back, and it stays inside chiropractic scope: interpretation, differentiation and the referral decision. It is PACE-recognized and co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College.
My patient’s MRI report says “Modic changes” — what does that mean on the films I took?
The course maps the two together: Modic changes are endplate signal changes on MRI, and the type III change corresponds to the vertebral body endplate sclerosis you can see on plain film. The same mapping runs through the disc: the nomenclature separates a bulge, a protrusion and an extrusion, and the lecture identifies the extrusion as the lesion almost always associated with pain. Radiology 207 also covers the referral patterns that confuse the picture — Maigne’s syndrome, in which facet degeneration refers pain to the lumbosacral region — so a report and a film can be read as one story before a treatment decision is made.
How is the course delivered, and when do I get my certificate?
Recorded video you can watch on any device, with one year of access from purchase. Pass the short post-test and your certificate is available immediately. For states served by CE Broker, completion is reported automatically.
What should I take after Radiology 207?
The degenerative series continues region by region: 203 Joint Degeneration of the Spine & Extremities, 208 Degenerative Conditions of the Pelvis & Leg and 209 Degenerative & Miscellaneous Conditions of the Upper Extremity. If you have not taken them, 201, 202 and 204 supply the normal baseline degeneration is read against. Radiology 201–212 make up the 24-hour Chiropractic Radiology Certification (CRC) bundle.
State approval and licensing reminder. Approval status for this course is listed below. Online-hour caps, subject classification and scope rules vary by board; confirm your own state’s rules before relying on this course for a specific requirement.
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Radiology 207 · 2 CE hours · $40 · instant certificate
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated November 6, 2026 (CT)