This Course May Be For You If You’ve Been Diagnosed With: • IBS • Crohn’s Disease • Ulcerative Colitis • Interstitial Cystitis • Gastroparesis • Gastritis • Chronic stomach pain

GI problems can have many causes, but one of the most overlooked is the spine. Spinal irritation or mechanical dysfunction can often contribute to symptoms that look very similar to Crohn’s disease, IBS, or ulcerative colitis. Yet because the spine is rarely considered in the differential evaluation of GI symptoms, some patients may be misdiagnosed or treated for years without anyone addressing the underlying mechanical or neurological driver. In this course, Dr. Caleb Slater walks you through a different way of looking at the body: how restrictions, pressure, weakness, and poor mobility in the lumbar spine may influence the nerves connected to the intestines and surrounding areas. You’ll learn how to track your symptoms, test your movement, perform targeted exercises, and progress from mobility work into strengthening so improvements are not just temporary. This is not a quick fix or a random list of stretches. It is a structured program built around reassessment, consistency, progression, and long-term tissue change.

What you'll learn

How to identify your starting point

You’ll learn how to map your symptoms, track patterns, and create a clear baseline before starting the exercises.

What changes to look for each week

The course walks you through what progress may look like, including changes in pain, bloating, urgency, stool consistency, bathroom habits, and activity tolerance.

How to know if you’re on the right track

You’ll learn how to recognize early signs of improvement, what symptoms matter most, and when to modify the movements instead of pushing harder.

A Different Approach to GI Symptoms

This program looks beyond medication and diet alone by exploring how the spine and nervous system may be contributing to symptoms such as bowel urgency, pain, bloating, abnormal frequency, and poor activity tolerance.

Improve Mobility, Reduce Pressure, and Track Real Progress

Learn how to assess your symptoms, identify movement changes, and use targeted exercises to improve lumbar spine mobility, nerve tension, strength, and control.

Expert Guidance From Home

Follow a structured four-week program led by Dr. Caleb Slater, designed to help you understand what is changing, why it matters, and how to progress safely at home.

Meet Your Instructor: Dr. Caleb Slater

Dr. Caleb Slater PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, OCS, COMT, Cert. MDT, TPI has spent over 18 years treating complex orthopedic and spine-related conditions. His approach focuses on finding the root cause of symptoms instead of simply managing them. Through his clinical work, Dr. Slater has helped patients understand how symptoms that seem unrelated — including pain, nerve tension, weakness, mobility limitations, and even certain GI complaints — may be connected to spinal mechanics and nerve pressure. If you feel like traditional explanations have not fully answered why your symptoms persist, this course was built to give you a different framework and a practical plan to test it for yourself.

Course Curriculum

5 Chapters · 63 Lessons

  1. 1

    Week 1

    1. Welcome Free preview
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      Medical Liability Waiver & Assumption of Risk

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      Introduction

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      Mapping Symptoms

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      Mapping Movements

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      Disclaimer

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      EXERCISE - Back Extension Hold

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      EXERCISE - Modified Jefferson Curl

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      Troubleshooting Modified Jefferson Curl

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      EXERCISE - Jefferson Curl with Weight

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      Re-Test Your Motion

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      When to do Exercises?

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      Snow Building on a Tree Analogy

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      Remove the Barriers

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      Why Early in the Day Matters

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      Why Order Matters

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      Not All Recovery Looks Like Recovery

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      Centralization and Peripheralization

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      Help Limit Variables

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      What If I Get Too Sore?

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      How and Why Does This Work?

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      Consistency is Key

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      Timeline for Changes

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      Do I Have to Keep Doing the Exercises Forever?

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      Other Information

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    Week 2

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      Before We Begin

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      Reassess Movement

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      Purpose and Goal of Week 2

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      Reviewing Exercises from Week 1

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      Reviewing Back Extension Hold

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      Back Extension Progression

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      Modified Jefferson Curl with Weight

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      Progression for Modified Jefferson Curl

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      EXERCISE - Bridge Curl

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      EXERCISE - Happy Baby

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      Week 2 Recap

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    Week 3

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      Starting Week 3

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      Mapping Symptoms and Movements

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      Reviewing Back Extension Hold With Weight

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      Reviewing Bridge Curls

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      Reviewing Modified Jefferson Curl

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      Reviewing Happy Baby

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      EXERCISE - Ab Hip Flexor Crunch

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      Week 3 Recap

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    Week 4

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      Starting Week 4

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      EXERCISE - Back Extension Hold

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      EXERCISE - Bridge Curl

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      EXERCISE - Modified Jefferson Curl

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      EXERCISE - Strengthening

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      EXERCISE - Happy Baby

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      Exercise Recap

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      Timeline

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    FAQ

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      How Can a Spine Issue Cause GI Symptoms

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      What Other Area of the Spine Can Affect the GI System

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      What If I Think I Also Have a Problem In the Mid-Thoracic Spine?

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      What About Imaging

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      What about Biopsies?

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      What If There Are No Finding On Imaging?

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      Have You Ever Had Patients Get Off Their Medication?

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      What If I'm Currently Taking Medication?

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      Will I Have To Do These Exercises For The Rest Of My Life?

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      Are All GI Problems Caused By The Spine?

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      If I Want To See You, Should I Do An In-Person Visit or Telehealth?

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