Primary
Spine Care 13
Documentation, Diagnosis and Management Online
20
CE Credit Hours
This course is approved for CE and CME Credits
*This course is approved for 8 credits in Oklahoma.
**This course is no longer approved in CA
Evidence-Based Spine & Documentation Mastery
MRI Interpretation • Demonstrative Reporting • Age-Dating Trauma • Stroke Triage • Disproving “Non-Specific Back Pain”
20 Hours | Online Program | Fee: $399
Become the chiropractic provider medical doctors, attorneys, and insurers trust—because your documentation and imaging interpretation hold up clinically and legally.
✅ Learn modern MRI spine interpretation (sagittal, axial, T1, T2, STIR, PD)
✅ Build demonstrative, defensible documentation that protects your license and elevates your reputation
✅ Master age-dating herniations + trauma with evidence-based rationale
✅ Improve headache/migraine/stroke triage and risk documentation
✅ Learn how to clinically and documentably disprove “non-specific back pain” using biomechanics + imaging
Enroll Now — $399
(20 hours of structured, advanced spine education)
Who This Program Is For
This program is designed for Doctors of Chiropractic who want to:
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Improve MRI interpretation confidence and terminology accuracy
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Create compliant documentation that reduces risk and strengthens credibility
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Build collaborative relationships with MDs (PCPs, specialists, ER, urgent care)
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Develop medical-legal readiness and expert-level clarity
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Use evidence-based record systems that withstand scrutiny
If you’re serious about standing out in modern healthcare, this training shows you exactly how.
Why This Training Matters Now
Healthcare is shifting fast. Your clinical excellence isn’t enough if your records don’t clearly and defensibly demonstrate:
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What’s wrong
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Why it’s wrong
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How you know
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What you’re doing about it
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How it will likely resolve
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Why your clinical decisions are evidence-based
This program aligns chiropractic with national healthcare trends by teaching you how to document and communicate pathology with clinical precision—in a format medical providers and legal environments respect.
What You’ll Be Able to Do After This Course
By the end of this program, you’ll be able to:
? Interpret MRI Spine Findings With Confidence
Identify anatomy and pathology across sequences and planes, including:
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Bulges, herniations, protrusions, extrusions
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Myelomalacia, cord edema
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Schmorl’s nodes
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PLL, thecal sac, nerve roots, epidural veins
…and more
? Create Demonstrative, Legally Defensible Documentation
Design reports that visually and descriptively demonstrate pathology—accurate, compliant, and defensible in court, audits, and peer review.
? Age-Date Herniations and Trauma (Evidence-Based)
Integrate imaging, joint pathology, and clinical reasoning to support prognosis, causation, and medical-legal analysis.
⚠️ Improve Stroke/Headache/Migraine Evaluation and Triage
Enhance your risk awareness, triage decisions, and documentation protocols in primary provider settings.
? Build a Reputation That Attracts Referrals
Demonstrative documentation isn’t just compliance—it’s a strategic clinical skill that helps establish long-term relationships with MDs and care networks.
Course Format
Total Educational Time: 20 Hours
Fee: $399.00
Training Style: Practical instruction + clinical case review + documentation strategy + Q&A
Focus: Evidence-based, compliant, real-world clinical implementation
Course Curriculum (Modules)
Module 1 — MRI Spine Case Review
Clinical review of MRI cases across sagittal/axial sequences and protocols (T1, T2, STIR, proton density). Identify key anatomy:
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Vertebrae, discs, spinal cord, nerve roots, thecal sac
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Posterior longitudinal ligament, epidural veins
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Fat saturation pulses
Pathology includes bulges, protrusions, extrusions, myelomalacia, edema, Schmorl’s nodes.
Module 2 — Demonstrative Documentation Reporting
Learn how to create documentation that is demonstrable by design—showing pathology visually and descriptively, with defensibility and compliance as the standard.
Module 3 — Age-Dating Herniated Disc and Trauma
A critical expert skill that combines imaging interpretation (X-ray, MRI, and more) with joint pathology knowledge to support:
Module 4 — Stroke Evaluation and Risk Factors in Chiropractic Practice
Diagnosing, triaging, and documenting headaches, migraines, and vascular incidents in primary provider settings. Imaging protocols and etiology analysis included with extensive Q&A.
Module 5 — Trends in Documentation
Evidence-based demonstrative documentation is often the deciding factor for successful collaborative care. Learn why it drives relationships with PCPs, specialists, urgent care, and ER networks—and how it helps remove the “non-specific back pain” label through evidence.
Module 6 — MRI Spine Case Review
Expanded MRI review and pathology interpretation with interdisciplinary perspective and clinical relevance.
Module 7 — Demonstrative Documentation Reporting
Legal clarity meets clinical documentation. Learn what makes records defensible and what exposes providers to risk. This module is designed to help you document with the confidence that your work will hold up under scrutiny.
Module 8 — Age-Dating Herniated Disc + Master-Class in Ligament Physiology
A deep dive into ligaments and how they relate to clinical practice:
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anatomy, vascularization, innervation, tissue repair
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ligament pathology and mechanisms of patho-neuro-biomechanical lesions
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relationship to spinal adjustment mechanisms and clinical outcomes
Module 9 — Brain MRI + Stroke Insight
Understand MRI brain as a diagnostic tool, what it reveals better than CT, and how it can show prior mini-strokes and structural detail. Learn documentation considerations and contrast implications.
Module 10 — Disproving Non-Specific Back Pain
Master case management documentation that integrates:
Module 11 — Perfect Clinical Notes
A step-by-step approach to high-quality clinical records in modern healthcare:
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why clinical notes matter
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what to include (and what to avoid)
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context and defensibility
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documentation efficiency
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basic legal considerations
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open clinical notes standards
Instructors:
Led by nationally recognized spine experts and board-certified radiology specialists:
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Mark Studin, DC, FPSC, FASBE(C), DAAPM
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Don Capoferri, DC, FBST, FPSC
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Robert Peyster, MD — Radiology & Neuroradiology
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Patricia Roche, DO — Radiology & Neuroradiology
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Dan Rosner, Esq — Legal Strategy Support (Documentation, Standards, Defensibility)
When the case depends on proof, your documentation should be built to win.
Why This Program Builds Trust
This course is built around what modern healthcare requires: evidence-based clinical reasoning, accurate imaging language, and compliant documentation. You’ll learn directly from professionals with deep expertise across:
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chiropractic spine care and biomechanics
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demonstrative documentation systems
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radiology and neuroradiology
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legal standards and defensibility
The result: a higher standard of patient care and stronger professional credibility.
Enrollment
20 Hours | $399
If you want to elevate your clinical authority, reduce risk, and strengthen collaboration with medical and legal stakeholders—this is the program.
✅ Evidence-based MRI interpretation
✅ Demonstrative reporting
✅ Documentation compliance
✅ Trauma/herniation age-dating
✅ Stroke/headache triage
✅ Advanced case management systems
Enroll Now
FAQ
Is this course only for chiropractors who read MRIs regularly?
No. It’s designed for any DC who wants to improve MRI confidence, upgrade documentation, and build credibility with medical and legal stakeholders.
Will this help protect me legally?
Yes—by teaching you how to build compliant, defensible documentation and avoid common errors that trigger disputes, audits, or complaints.
Does this program include case examples?
Yes. Multiple modules include MRI case reviews and documentation application strategies.
How long is the program?
20 total hours of education.
What is the cost?
$399.00
Troubleshooting Suggestions:
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This course is supported by PC's and
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Minimum 20mbs download speed
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Firefox Browser preferrable
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Do NOT to use a mobile device. It is not
allowable and not ideal for learning.
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Instructor
The doctor's CV can be found by clicking on
"Faculty" on the top toolbar
Mark Studin DC, FASBE(C), DAAPM, DAAMLP, Chiropractor
Don Capoferri DC
Guest Speakers
Patricia
Roche DO, Radiology, Neuroradiology
Michael Schonfeld DC, DABCO
Dan
Rosner ESQ
Magdy Shady MD, Neurosurgeon, Neuro Trauma Fellow
Robert Peyster MD, Radiology, Neuroradiology
Kevin Baker MD, Radiology,
MSK Radiology
ACCREDITATION
This activity has been planned and
implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of
the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the
joint providership of the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences and Cleveland University Kansas City, College of Chiropractic,
Post-Graduate Department.
The University at Buffalo Jacobs
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the ACCME to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CERTIFICATION
The University at Buffalo Jacobs
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences designates this live activity for a
maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
& SPEAKER DECLARATIONS
The Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the University at Buffalo Jacobs
School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Standards for Commercial Support
require that presentations are free of commercial bias and that any information
regarding commercial products/services be based on scientific methods generally
accepted by the medical community. The following planners and presenter(s) have
disclosed financial interest/arrangements or affiliations with organization(s)
that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the
context of the subject of their presentation(s). Only the current
arrangements/interests are included. *Planning Committee
Activity Director and Instructor:
Mark Studin DC, FASBE(C), DAAPM – Nothing to Report
ACCME Standards of Commercial
Support of CME require that presentations be free of commercial bias and that
any information regarding commercial products/services be based on scientific
methods generally accepted by the medical community. When discussing
therapeutic options, faculty are requested to use only generic names. If they
use a trade name, then those of several companies should be used. If a
presentation includes discussion of any unlabeled or investigational use of a
commercial product, faculty are required to disclose this to the participants.
ACCME Original Launch Date: November 9, 2022 Termination Date: November 9, 2025
