What is a PACE approved course?
PACE is service provided by The Federation of Chiropractic Boards whose mission is "to protect the public by promoting excellence in chiropractic regulation through service to our member boards." They approve CE providers to issues CE credits to courses. Texas Chiropractic Association is one of their CE providers.
Over 30 States will accept PACE approved CE hours. CLICK HERE to see if your State accepts PACE approved CE courses. If your State requires a pre-check, contact Texas Chiropractic Association ([email protected]) to make sure the pre-check is complete.
PACE is service provided by The Federation of Chiropractic Boards whose mission is "to protect the public by promoting excellence in chiropractic regulation through service to our member boards." They approve CE providers to issues CE credits to courses. Texas Chiropractic Association is one of their CE providers.
Over 30 States will accept PACE approved CE hours. CLICK HERE to see if your State accepts PACE approved CE courses. If your State requires a pre-check, contact Texas Chiropractic Association ([email protected]) to make sure the pre-check is complete.
PACE - In Person or Live Webinar Approved Courses
March 27-28 | Lubbock, TX and Live Webinar
West Texas Conference (17 CE, including 4 TBCE) | Corey Campbell, DC John Davila, DC, Paul Jaskoviak, DC Mark Murdock, Lisa Maciejewski-West, CMC, Josh Massingill, Ricky Hernandez, Aaron Wiegand, DC Andrew Oteo, DC Brett Jungman, DC Grant Wagner, DC Nick Anthony, DC
Registration: West Texas Conference Registration| (512-) 477-9292
PACE# WT26 and WT26V | New Mexico - yes
March 28 | San Antonio, TX and Live Webinar
Rehab-A-Palooza: The Ultimate MSK Exercise Experience (8 CE including 4 TBCE) | Erik Moll, DC Nick Askey, DC
Registration : Hero Seminars
PACE# ARRP0326 and PACE# ARRPLW0326
April 24-26| Dallas, TX
Changing Life and Destiny Conference (6 CE) Thomas Levy MD, Carl Rothschild DC, Susan Whittaker PhD, Catharine Arnston, Richard Drucker PhD, Iohann Gonzalez DC
Registration: CLICK HERE
PACE# CLD26
May 9 | Austin, TX
Frozen Shoulder: The Truth, The Facts and The Shorter Hourney (8 CE, including 4 TBCE) | Erik Moll, DC, Antony Pavlich, DPT, Nick Askey, DC
Registration: Hero Seminars
PACE# AR05FS
June 26-27 | Austin, TX
CHIRO TEXAS’26 (20.5 CE including 4 TBCE, 8 Medicare, 4 Acupuncture) |
Registration: Link to Register| (512) 477-9292
PACE # CT26
September 19 | Houston, TX
Frozen Shoulder: The Truth, The Facts and The Shorter Hourney (8 CE, including 4 TBCE) | Erik Moll, DC, Antony Pavlich, DPT, Nick Askey, DC
Registration: Hero Seminars
PACE# AR09FS
West Texas Conference (17 CE, including 4 TBCE) | Corey Campbell, DC John Davila, DC, Paul Jaskoviak, DC Mark Murdock, Lisa Maciejewski-West, CMC, Josh Massingill, Ricky Hernandez, Aaron Wiegand, DC Andrew Oteo, DC Brett Jungman, DC Grant Wagner, DC Nick Anthony, DC
Registration: West Texas Conference Registration| (512-) 477-9292
PACE# WT26 and WT26V | New Mexico - yes
March 28 | San Antonio, TX and Live Webinar
Rehab-A-Palooza: The Ultimate MSK Exercise Experience (8 CE including 4 TBCE) | Erik Moll, DC Nick Askey, DC
Registration : Hero Seminars
PACE# ARRP0326 and PACE# ARRPLW0326
April 24-26| Dallas, TX
Changing Life and Destiny Conference (6 CE) Thomas Levy MD, Carl Rothschild DC, Susan Whittaker PhD, Catharine Arnston, Richard Drucker PhD, Iohann Gonzalez DC
Registration: CLICK HERE
PACE# CLD26
May 9 | Austin, TX
Frozen Shoulder: The Truth, The Facts and The Shorter Hourney (8 CE, including 4 TBCE) | Erik Moll, DC, Antony Pavlich, DPT, Nick Askey, DC
Registration: Hero Seminars
PACE# AR05FS
June 26-27 | Austin, TX
CHIRO TEXAS’26 (20.5 CE including 4 TBCE, 8 Medicare, 4 Acupuncture) |
Registration: Link to Register| (512) 477-9292
PACE # CT26
September 19 | Houston, TX
Frozen Shoulder: The Truth, The Facts and The Shorter Hourney (8 CE, including 4 TBCE) | Erik Moll, DC, Antony Pavlich, DPT, Nick Askey, DC
Registration: Hero Seminars
PACE# AR09FS
PACE - Online Approved Courses
Acute vs Chronic Pain: Clinical Decision-Making for MSK Clinicians
PACE approval # HSAC0326 (March 1st, 2026 - February 28, 2027)Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260248
Understanding and managing pain effectively requires more than identifying where it hurts—it demands knowing why it hurts. This course reframes the traditional approach to pain management by distinguishing acute and chronic pain through the lens of modern pain science. Participants will explore how shifting from a purely tissue-based model to a mechanism- and context-based framework can radically improve patient outcomes.
Clinicians will learn to differentiate acute and chronic pain presentations, identify key assessment priorities for each, and select evidence-informed interventions that match the underlying pain state rather than tissue findings alone. The course also emphasizes the power of language and patient communication—demonstrating how words can either reinforce fear or promote healing confidence.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Bell’s Palsy – Clinical Recognition and Co-Management
PACE approval # HSBP0326 TX# O07-16713 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
Bell’s palsy is the most common cause of acute unilateral facial paralysis, yet it remains a diagnosis of exclusion with limited direct management options. This one-hour course equips chiropractors with the clinical knowledge needed to confidently recognize Bell’s palsy, differentiate it from more serious neurologic conditions such as stroke and Ramsay Hunt syndrome, understand the relevant cranial nerve anatomy, and participate appropriately in interdisciplinary care.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Biopsychosocial Approaches to Musculoskeletal Care: Treating Beyond Physical Pain
PACE approval # HSBA0326 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260249
This course will take a dive into the biopsychosocial model of care for patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain. Providers are often well versed in the biomedical model of diagnosis and management but may fall short when addressing the entire patient. Physical pain is often compounded by social pressures like inability to meet work demands, lack of family support, or financial burden from medical office visits. These social factors are only worsened by the mental toll of acute or chronic pain, often leading to hopelessness, depression, anxiety, or kinesiophobia.
Having strategies in place to identify and address these psychological and social factors can lead to a well-rounded treatment plan that targets pain and the contextual factors that may impact recovery. This course will equip providers with simple, effective strategies for identifying and managing psychosocial factors in patient recovery based on interventions from Stanford University’s Empowered Relief® and the latest research.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Clinical Acupuncture Orthopedics
PACE approval #CA012 (May 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026)
This course is designed to teach the practitioner in the treatment of conditions related to the spine as well as the upper and lower extremities that are often seen in the Chiropractic clinic daily. There is a relationship of the subluxation complex and dysfunctions which produces pain in various parts of the body and this will be discussed. This course covers headaches of various types, cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spinal issues. Additionally, the upper and lower extremities will be covered by each particular joint. Treatment review of proper needling and other non-needle treatment such as cupping, gua sha and electrical stimulation procedures and the different machines used. Clinical Diagnostic tools will be presents to assist the Doctor in treatment recommendation.
Registration: www.EasternMedicineInstitute.c... | (214) 881-5922
Differential Diagnosis from the Chair: High Value Hip and Pelvic History Taking
PACE approval # HSHP0326 TX# O07-16714 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
This 1-hour course provides a focused approach to taking a history for patients presenting with hip and pelvic complaints in musculoskeletal and rehabilitative settings. Participants will review key red flags, region-specific questioning, and functional outcome considerations to improve diagnostic efficiency and referral decision-making. Emphasis is placed on practical, case-based applications that can be integrated immediately into daily clinical practice
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Evidence-Based Management of Ankle Sprain Injuries: Assessment, Manipulation, and Rehabilitation
PACE approval # HSAP0326 TX# O07-16716 Alabama # 260219 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
Ankle sprains are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries encountered in active and general populations, yet they remain a leading cause of chronic ankle instability, recurrent injury, and prolonged disability when improperly managed. This 1-hour continuing education course provides doctors of chiropractic with a practical, evidence-based framework for the evaluation, clinical decision-making, and management of common ankle sprain presentations.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Evidence Informed Management of Facet Joint Pain and Ankle Dysfunction
PACE approval #HSFJ0326 TX# O07-16715 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
Facet joint pain and ankle dysfunction are frequently encountered in chiropractic practice, yet both are commonly misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or treated in isolation. This 2-hour course provides clinicians with an evidence-informed framework for evaluating and managing facet joint–mediated pain and common ankle pathologies through accurate diagnosis, appropriate manual therapy, and integrated rehabilitation strategies. Emphasis is placed on biomechanics, clinical decision-making, and prognosis to improve patient outcomes while reducing unnecessary imaging, prolonged care, and recurrence.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Managing Psychosocial Factors in Chronic Pain
PACE approval # HSMP0326 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260250
Chronic pain is rarely explained by tissue pathology alone. Psychosocial factors such as fear-avoidance, catastrophizing, stress, sleep disruption, and patient beliefs strongly influence pain persistence, disability, and treatment response. This course provides MSK clinicians with a practical, evidence-informed framework for identifying and addressing key psychosocial contributors to chronic pain—without exceeding scope of practice or turning clinical visits into therapy sessions.
Participants will learn how psychosocial factors influence pain processing, how to recognize common clinical patterns during evaluation and follow-up visits, and how to integrate communication strategies, education, and graded exposure principles into routine care. Emphasis is placed on actionable tools that improve outcomes, reduce flare-ups, and enhance patient engagement while maintaining professional boundaries and appropriate referral pathways.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Occ Med for DCs
PACE approval # OCCMED24 (February 1 , 2026 - January 31, 2027)
This is an introduction into the Occupational Medicine for DCs. Occupational Medicine is defined as medical services not for illness or disease, but for prevention of illness and disease to occupational exposures like loud noise, dust/fumes. chemical, heavy metals, drugs, alcohol, and physical exertional exposures. DOT physicals are a small part of Occupational Medicine. There are 25 or more diagnostic services which companies are with mandated by government to do, or they are utilized by companies to prevent work comp injuries.
Registration: https://www.occmedfordcs.com/online-seminar-12-ce-hours.html | (682) 553-7800
Push it..or Pause it? A Clinician's Guide to Return to Activity Decisions
PACE approval # HSPP0326 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260251
Push or Rest? Clinical Decision-Making for the Everyday Athlete equips clinicians with a practical, evidence-informed framework for guiding active adults through safe and efficient return-to-activity decisions. Moving beyond outdated “rest until pain-free” advice, this course explores tissue healing physiology, mechanotransduction, and symptom-guided loading principles to help providers determine when to protect, when to modify, and when to progressively load.
Using a structured traffic-light model, functional benchmarks, injury-specific guidelines, and real-world case studies, participants will gain clear, repeatable tools to confidently manage tendon pain, low back strains, running injuries, and shoulder conditions in weekend warriors and recreational athletes. Emphasis is placed on communication strategies that improve compliance, reduce fear-avoidance, and prevent re-injury.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Relating and Adapting to Patients
PACE Approval # HSRA0326 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260252
Clinical success in musculoskeletal care depends not only on diagnosis and treatment selection, but on the clinician’s ability to relate, adapt, and communicate effectively with each individual patient. This 1-hour course explores practical strategies for building rapport, delivering patient-centered care, and improving rehabilitation compliance through individualized communication and exercise prescription.
Using three lower back pain case examples—a high school baseball pitcher, a marathon runner, and a 65-year-old grandmother—participants will learn how to tailor messaging, clinical reasoning, and rehabilitation plans to align with patient goals, lifestyle demands, and motivational drivers. Emphasis will be placed on understanding patient identity, identifying barriers to compliance, adapting exercise prescriptions to real-world function, and communicating biomechanical concepts in accessible language.
This course equips clinicians with immediately applicable strategies to meet patients where they are, improve adherence, and enhance outcomes without increasing clinical complexity
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Spine Biomechanics: Stability, Stiffness, and Clinical Application
PACE approval # HSSB0326 TX# O07-16719 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
This 1-hour course reviews fundamental concepts of spinal biomechanics with an emphasis on mechanical stability, stiffness, normal versus abnormal loading, and shear forces in the lumbar spine. Participants will connect these principles to clinical assessment and rehabilitation strategies for spinal instability, including exercise progressions from recumbent to standing positions.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Spine Examination: Tackling a Complex System in Low Back Pain
PACE approval #HSSE0326 TX# O07-16718 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
This 1-hour course provides a clinically focused overview of spine examination for patients presenting with low back pain, emphasizing diagnostic triage, identification of serious spinal pathology, and functional assessment. Participants will integrate current evidence on red flags, imaging, and classification of radicular syndromes with practical physical examination strategies to guide safe, efficient, and patient-centered management.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Stress & Strain
PACE approval # 8031 (January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026) (56 CE Hours - ONLINE)
● Health Equity/Risk Management/Ethics (Units 1-2) ● Professional Boundaries/Ethics/Risk Management (Units 1-2) ● Cervical Spine/Posture ● Clinical: Temporomandibular Joint (Units 1-3) ● Clinical: Rotator Cuff (Units 1-2) ● Clinical: Elbow/Forearm (Units 1-2) ● X-Rays/Diagnostic Imaging Interpretation (Units 1-6) ● Fitness: Differential Diagnosis (Units 1-2) ● Gut Microbiome (Units 1-10) ● Liver Physiology, Genetics, DDX ● Nutrition and Antioxidant Research (Units 1-3) ● Nutrition and Fitness (Units 1-3) ● Nutrition and Supplements (Units 1-4) ● Nutrition and Whole Foods (Units 1-5) ● Pathology of Cancer ● Scientific Research/Literature Review (Units 1-5) ● Autistic Brain Anatomy/Physiology/DDX (Units 1-3) ● Iowa Board Rules/Jurisprudence/Chiropractic Code
Registration: www.DCcourses.com | (512) 786-0099
The 3 Stooges of Lateral Elbow Pain: Differential Diagnosis, Assessment, Treatment, Rehab and Management of Lateral Elbow Pain
PACE approval # HSEP0326 TX# O07-16717 Alabama # 260220(March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
The 3 Stooges is a slapstick comedy show featuring 3 central characters with personalities central to developing the comedy that unfolds on the screen. Lateral elbow pain is eerily similar. There are 3 key differential diagnosis that all exist at the lateral elbow that can wreak havoc on a patient’s health. These diagnoses include: 1. Elbow Derangement 2. Cervical Radiculopathy 3. Wrist Extensor Tendinopathy. Each of these conditions requires very specific treatment, rehab & management. These conditions have unique personalities like each stooge. These conditions have different triggers just like each stooge and respond differently to various treatments; however, the common similarity is the location of pain at the lateral elbow. This 1 hour course will use 3 case studies to discuss the 3 differentials above at length. The goal is to use slapstick humor to prove the point that all lateral elbow pain is not the same.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Upper and Lower Crossed Syndromes: Neuromotor, Myofascial, and Fascial Patterns in Differential Diagnosis and Patient Education
PACE approval #HSCS0326 TX# O07-16720 Alabama # 260221 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
Upper and Lower Crossed Syndromes, originally described by Vladimir Janda, represent predictable neuromotor patterns that influence posture, movement strategy, and musculoskeletal loading. Contemporary clinical practice, however, suggests these patterns are expressed not only through altered motor control but also through myofascial and fascial adaptations that become palpable, symptomatic, and persistent.
This one-hour online course presents an integrated framework combining Janda’s central nervous system–driven muscle imbalance model with myofascial trigger point theory (Travell and Nimmo), modern fascia research, and the Fascial Distortion Method (Typaldos), rooted in the structural principles of Ida Rolf. Participants will learn how centrally mediated movement strategies give rise to localized myofascial and fascial distortions—and how targeted manual therapy and active rehabilitation work synergistically to produce lasting change.
Emphasis is placed on clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, and patient education rather than technique instruction. Clinicians will gain practical strategies for recognizing crossed-syndrome patterns, interpreting examination findings, refining musculoskeletal differential diagnoses, and communicating these concepts to patients in a clear, non-pathologizing manner.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
PACE approval # HSAC0326 (March 1st, 2026 - February 28, 2027)Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260248
Understanding and managing pain effectively requires more than identifying where it hurts—it demands knowing why it hurts. This course reframes the traditional approach to pain management by distinguishing acute and chronic pain through the lens of modern pain science. Participants will explore how shifting from a purely tissue-based model to a mechanism- and context-based framework can radically improve patient outcomes.
Clinicians will learn to differentiate acute and chronic pain presentations, identify key assessment priorities for each, and select evidence-informed interventions that match the underlying pain state rather than tissue findings alone. The course also emphasizes the power of language and patient communication—demonstrating how words can either reinforce fear or promote healing confidence.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Bell’s Palsy – Clinical Recognition and Co-Management
PACE approval # HSBP0326 TX# O07-16713 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
Bell’s palsy is the most common cause of acute unilateral facial paralysis, yet it remains a diagnosis of exclusion with limited direct management options. This one-hour course equips chiropractors with the clinical knowledge needed to confidently recognize Bell’s palsy, differentiate it from more serious neurologic conditions such as stroke and Ramsay Hunt syndrome, understand the relevant cranial nerve anatomy, and participate appropriately in interdisciplinary care.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Biopsychosocial Approaches to Musculoskeletal Care: Treating Beyond Physical Pain
PACE approval # HSBA0326 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260249
This course will take a dive into the biopsychosocial model of care for patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain. Providers are often well versed in the biomedical model of diagnosis and management but may fall short when addressing the entire patient. Physical pain is often compounded by social pressures like inability to meet work demands, lack of family support, or financial burden from medical office visits. These social factors are only worsened by the mental toll of acute or chronic pain, often leading to hopelessness, depression, anxiety, or kinesiophobia.
Having strategies in place to identify and address these psychological and social factors can lead to a well-rounded treatment plan that targets pain and the contextual factors that may impact recovery. This course will equip providers with simple, effective strategies for identifying and managing psychosocial factors in patient recovery based on interventions from Stanford University’s Empowered Relief® and the latest research.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Clinical Acupuncture Orthopedics
PACE approval #CA012 (May 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026)
This course is designed to teach the practitioner in the treatment of conditions related to the spine as well as the upper and lower extremities that are often seen in the Chiropractic clinic daily. There is a relationship of the subluxation complex and dysfunctions which produces pain in various parts of the body and this will be discussed. This course covers headaches of various types, cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spinal issues. Additionally, the upper and lower extremities will be covered by each particular joint. Treatment review of proper needling and other non-needle treatment such as cupping, gua sha and electrical stimulation procedures and the different machines used. Clinical Diagnostic tools will be presents to assist the Doctor in treatment recommendation.
Registration: www.EasternMedicineInstitute.c... | (214) 881-5922
Differential Diagnosis from the Chair: High Value Hip and Pelvic History Taking
PACE approval # HSHP0326 TX# O07-16714 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
This 1-hour course provides a focused approach to taking a history for patients presenting with hip and pelvic complaints in musculoskeletal and rehabilitative settings. Participants will review key red flags, region-specific questioning, and functional outcome considerations to improve diagnostic efficiency and referral decision-making. Emphasis is placed on practical, case-based applications that can be integrated immediately into daily clinical practice
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Evidence-Based Management of Ankle Sprain Injuries: Assessment, Manipulation, and Rehabilitation
PACE approval # HSAP0326 TX# O07-16716 Alabama # 260219 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
Ankle sprains are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries encountered in active and general populations, yet they remain a leading cause of chronic ankle instability, recurrent injury, and prolonged disability when improperly managed. This 1-hour continuing education course provides doctors of chiropractic with a practical, evidence-based framework for the evaluation, clinical decision-making, and management of common ankle sprain presentations.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Evidence Informed Management of Facet Joint Pain and Ankle Dysfunction
PACE approval #HSFJ0326 TX# O07-16715 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
Facet joint pain and ankle dysfunction are frequently encountered in chiropractic practice, yet both are commonly misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or treated in isolation. This 2-hour course provides clinicians with an evidence-informed framework for evaluating and managing facet joint–mediated pain and common ankle pathologies through accurate diagnosis, appropriate manual therapy, and integrated rehabilitation strategies. Emphasis is placed on biomechanics, clinical decision-making, and prognosis to improve patient outcomes while reducing unnecessary imaging, prolonged care, and recurrence.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Managing Psychosocial Factors in Chronic Pain
PACE approval # HSMP0326 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260250
Chronic pain is rarely explained by tissue pathology alone. Psychosocial factors such as fear-avoidance, catastrophizing, stress, sleep disruption, and patient beliefs strongly influence pain persistence, disability, and treatment response. This course provides MSK clinicians with a practical, evidence-informed framework for identifying and addressing key psychosocial contributors to chronic pain—without exceeding scope of practice or turning clinical visits into therapy sessions.
Participants will learn how psychosocial factors influence pain processing, how to recognize common clinical patterns during evaluation and follow-up visits, and how to integrate communication strategies, education, and graded exposure principles into routine care. Emphasis is placed on actionable tools that improve outcomes, reduce flare-ups, and enhance patient engagement while maintaining professional boundaries and appropriate referral pathways.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Occ Med for DCs
PACE approval # OCCMED24 (February 1 , 2026 - January 31, 2027)
This is an introduction into the Occupational Medicine for DCs. Occupational Medicine is defined as medical services not for illness or disease, but for prevention of illness and disease to occupational exposures like loud noise, dust/fumes. chemical, heavy metals, drugs, alcohol, and physical exertional exposures. DOT physicals are a small part of Occupational Medicine. There are 25 or more diagnostic services which companies are with mandated by government to do, or they are utilized by companies to prevent work comp injuries.
Registration: https://www.occmedfordcs.com/online-seminar-12-ce-hours.html | (682) 553-7800
Push it..or Pause it? A Clinician's Guide to Return to Activity Decisions
PACE approval # HSPP0326 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260251
Push or Rest? Clinical Decision-Making for the Everyday Athlete equips clinicians with a practical, evidence-informed framework for guiding active adults through safe and efficient return-to-activity decisions. Moving beyond outdated “rest until pain-free” advice, this course explores tissue healing physiology, mechanotransduction, and symptom-guided loading principles to help providers determine when to protect, when to modify, and when to progressively load.
Using a structured traffic-light model, functional benchmarks, injury-specific guidelines, and real-world case studies, participants will gain clear, repeatable tools to confidently manage tendon pain, low back strains, running injuries, and shoulder conditions in weekend warriors and recreational athletes. Emphasis is placed on communication strategies that improve compliance, reduce fear-avoidance, and prevent re-injury.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Relating and Adapting to Patients
PACE Approval # HSRA0326 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027) Alabama (4/1/2026-3/31/2027) #260252
Clinical success in musculoskeletal care depends not only on diagnosis and treatment selection, but on the clinician’s ability to relate, adapt, and communicate effectively with each individual patient. This 1-hour course explores practical strategies for building rapport, delivering patient-centered care, and improving rehabilitation compliance through individualized communication and exercise prescription.
Using three lower back pain case examples—a high school baseball pitcher, a marathon runner, and a 65-year-old grandmother—participants will learn how to tailor messaging, clinical reasoning, and rehabilitation plans to align with patient goals, lifestyle demands, and motivational drivers. Emphasis will be placed on understanding patient identity, identifying barriers to compliance, adapting exercise prescriptions to real-world function, and communicating biomechanical concepts in accessible language.
This course equips clinicians with immediately applicable strategies to meet patients where they are, improve adherence, and enhance outcomes without increasing clinical complexity
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Spine Biomechanics: Stability, Stiffness, and Clinical Application
PACE approval # HSSB0326 TX# O07-16719 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
This 1-hour course reviews fundamental concepts of spinal biomechanics with an emphasis on mechanical stability, stiffness, normal versus abnormal loading, and shear forces in the lumbar spine. Participants will connect these principles to clinical assessment and rehabilitation strategies for spinal instability, including exercise progressions from recumbent to standing positions.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Spine Examination: Tackling a Complex System in Low Back Pain
PACE approval #HSSE0326 TX# O07-16718 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
This 1-hour course provides a clinically focused overview of spine examination for patients presenting with low back pain, emphasizing diagnostic triage, identification of serious spinal pathology, and functional assessment. Participants will integrate current evidence on red flags, imaging, and classification of radicular syndromes with practical physical examination strategies to guide safe, efficient, and patient-centered management.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Stress & Strain
PACE approval # 8031 (January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026) (56 CE Hours - ONLINE)
● Health Equity/Risk Management/Ethics (Units 1-2) ● Professional Boundaries/Ethics/Risk Management (Units 1-2) ● Cervical Spine/Posture ● Clinical: Temporomandibular Joint (Units 1-3) ● Clinical: Rotator Cuff (Units 1-2) ● Clinical: Elbow/Forearm (Units 1-2) ● X-Rays/Diagnostic Imaging Interpretation (Units 1-6) ● Fitness: Differential Diagnosis (Units 1-2) ● Gut Microbiome (Units 1-10) ● Liver Physiology, Genetics, DDX ● Nutrition and Antioxidant Research (Units 1-3) ● Nutrition and Fitness (Units 1-3) ● Nutrition and Supplements (Units 1-4) ● Nutrition and Whole Foods (Units 1-5) ● Pathology of Cancer ● Scientific Research/Literature Review (Units 1-5) ● Autistic Brain Anatomy/Physiology/DDX (Units 1-3) ● Iowa Board Rules/Jurisprudence/Chiropractic Code
Registration: www.DCcourses.com | (512) 786-0099
The 3 Stooges of Lateral Elbow Pain: Differential Diagnosis, Assessment, Treatment, Rehab and Management of Lateral Elbow Pain
PACE approval # HSEP0326 TX# O07-16717 Alabama # 260220(March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
The 3 Stooges is a slapstick comedy show featuring 3 central characters with personalities central to developing the comedy that unfolds on the screen. Lateral elbow pain is eerily similar. There are 3 key differential diagnosis that all exist at the lateral elbow that can wreak havoc on a patient’s health. These diagnoses include: 1. Elbow Derangement 2. Cervical Radiculopathy 3. Wrist Extensor Tendinopathy. Each of these conditions requires very specific treatment, rehab & management. These conditions have unique personalities like each stooge. These conditions have different triggers just like each stooge and respond differently to various treatments; however, the common similarity is the location of pain at the lateral elbow. This 1 hour course will use 3 case studies to discuss the 3 differentials above at length. The goal is to use slapstick humor to prove the point that all lateral elbow pain is not the same.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
Upper and Lower Crossed Syndromes: Neuromotor, Myofascial, and Fascial Patterns in Differential Diagnosis and Patient Education
PACE approval #HSCS0326 TX# O07-16720 Alabama # 260221 (March 1, 2026-February 28, 2027)
Upper and Lower Crossed Syndromes, originally described by Vladimir Janda, represent predictable neuromotor patterns that influence posture, movement strategy, and musculoskeletal loading. Contemporary clinical practice, however, suggests these patterns are expressed not only through altered motor control but also through myofascial and fascial adaptations that become palpable, symptomatic, and persistent.
This one-hour online course presents an integrated framework combining Janda’s central nervous system–driven muscle imbalance model with myofascial trigger point theory (Travell and Nimmo), modern fascia research, and the Fascial Distortion Method (Typaldos), rooted in the structural principles of Ida Rolf. Participants will learn how centrally mediated movement strategies give rise to localized myofascial and fascial distortions—and how targeted manual therapy and active rehabilitation work synergistically to produce lasting change.
Emphasis is placed on clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, and patient education rather than technique instruction. Clinicians will gain practical strategies for recognizing crossed-syndrome patterns, interpreting examination findings, refining musculoskeletal differential diagnoses, and communicating these concepts to patients in a clear, non-pathologizing manner.
Registration - https://www.heroseminars.com/learning-modules
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