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The Ultimate Bowel Course: 2.0

PT/OT CEUs

  • 18.5 hours
  • PT/OT CEUs available in all 50 states
  • Click below for CEU specifics for each state.

Access

  • Immediate access
  • Unlimited access
  • All online
  • Self-paced

Audience

  • Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, naturopathic doctors, nurses, midwives, medical doctors 
  • Experience and training in hands-on pelvic floor treatment – vaginal or rectal are required
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This course is a combination of The Ultimate Bowel Course: GI and Pelvic Floor and the Ultimate Bowel Update (released in 2024) which added 4.5 hours of new content to the original course. 
Did you know?

You can sign up for a live-online bowel lab
with Susan Clinton! 

Learn to optimize bowel health from multiple angles. 

A Holistic Approach to GI Health

This course is open to physiotherapists, occupational therapists, naturopathic doctors, nurses, midwives and medical doctors. Experience and training in hands-on pelvic floor treatment – vaginal or rectal are recommended.

A comprehensive approach to gastrointestinal disorders allows for the consideration and management of multiple factors including nutritional, psychosocial, medical-surgical decisions, and physical therapy and occupational therapy examination/intervention. A multifactorial approach can often lead to improved management, as varied intervention is often essential. A comprehensive understanding of the physiology and symptom manifestation can improve the ability to develop a comprehensive intervention strategy tailored to each patient’s needs throughout the episode of care.

Health Care providers that have completed this course are able to perform an evaluation of the musculoskeletal aspect of the GI system (including a focus on the lower GI region and abdomen), establish and create a treatment plan and it’s progression for GI dysfunction and movement impairments of the abdomen and pelvic region.  The interventions will include manual therapy, movement/exercise, respiration, endocrine, cardiovascular - heart rate variability and balloon catheter techniques to reduce dysfunction. They also have a systematic approach for optimization of the GI system including digestive disorders, basic nutritional contributions, abdominal and pelvic floor dysfunction, and psychosocial/behavioral contributions.

     

What people are saying:

As a pelvic PT who is referred many patients with GI concerns this was an excellent course to go deeper into holistic evaluation and treatment for this population. An excellent balance between research and experience in practice. Susan Clinton made the material easy to understand and apply. She is a gifted educator! 
This course was originally supposed to be in person, but Pelvic Guru did an excellent job adapting it to an online-hybrid platform. Would definitely recommend to other providers treating patients with GI and pain concerns! 
The Ultimate Bowel class with Susan Clinton was full of clinical pearls so that even PTs with years of bowel work can take away something useful. Susan has a wonderful way of sharing her knowledge in a creative and interesting way that can be readily translated into clinical care. I highly recommend this class.

Fantastic Labs

Course: This course is completely recorded and self-paced so you have flexibility on when and where you watch! There will be no live portion included. There are Q&As recorded with the students that participated in the live recording. 

Labs: The lab videos are all included in the recorded material and will very specifically walk you through how to use a balloon catheter as well as several other manual techniques. There is no live/small group lab included in this course. If you would like a personal private lab experience, you may email Susan Clinton and discuss a fee for that one-on-one professional consultation. (see above)
Susan Clinton preparing to teach The Ultimate Bowel Course
Susan Clinton preparing to teach The Ultimate Bowel Course

What will you learn?

At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Define functional bowel disorders and bowel disease
  • Recognize the latest evidence on the HPA axis and the relationship of the GI system to multisystem physiology in the human
  • Define the multidisciplinary role in the assessment of the patient with gastrointestinal disorders including the latest evidence on specialized testing.
  • Use a physical therapy examination algorithm for differential diagnosis of musculoskeletal impairments and functional movement dysfunctions of individual with gastrointestinal disorders including the lower GI tract.
  • Identify potential medical “red flags” that warrant referral to the appropriate physician.
  • Recognize the psychosocial and behavioral component as well as the expanded role of physical therapy and occupational therapy intervention to improve quality of life, social participation, and increase leisure participation.
  • Use appropriate physical therapy and occupational therapy examination and intervention techniques for patients with gastrointestinal disorders.
  • Develop and discuss examination and intervention of clients with complex gastrointestinal disorders in a case study format for the improvement of bowel conditions that limit people from participating socially, personally, and relationally.
  • Apply the appropriate psychomotor questionnaires for the assessment of psychosocial and behavioral component as well as the expanded role of physical therapy intervention.
  • Develop an updated model of intervention techniques for patients with gastrointestinal disorders based on the evidence of the autonomic nervous system, heart rate variability, nutritional optimization, and exercise balance. 
  • Apply the updated models of examination and intervention of clients with complex gastrointestinal disorders in a case study format.
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PLUS a talk on sleep science and its role in digestive and neurological health!

     

More accolades for the online Ultimate Bowel course: 

The Bowel Course provided such useful information to take to the clinic the next day and make a real difference with my Women's Health patient population. I wish I had taken this course years ago.
Susan is a dynamic speaker and even online kept the material engaging. It was nice to actually do virtually without travel and being away from home. Content was referenced and reputable. 
This course was excellent! I learned so much and you won’t be disappointed. So many aspects of learning about the GI. I feel so much more confident in treating this. Thank you Susan!
Meet the instructor

Dr. Susan C. Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, COMT, FAAOMPT, WHC, NBC-HWC

Dr. Susan C. Clinton is an award-winning physical therapist renowned for her professional achievements and is the owner of LTI Physio in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. She is board-certified in both orthopedic and women’s health physical therapy and is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy. Additionally, she holds a national board certification as a health and wellness coach.

An esteemed international instructor and mentor, Dr. Clinton specializes in post-professional education focusing on women’s and pelvic health, orthopedic manual therapy, health and wellness coaching, and business psychology. She offers Pivotal Coaching, designed to help healthcare providers optimize their work-life balance, and Pinnacle Coaching, aimed at assisting mature women in maximizing their health and purpose.

Dr. Clinton's roles include serving as a Master Coach for the Integrative Women’s Health Institute, a reviewer for the Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, and a clinical faculty instructor for the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy and ASPIRE. She is also a prolific author, contributing to research and blog posts, and is a dedicated professional and clinical mentor.

As the co-founder and board member of the Global Women’s Health Initiative: Global Women’s Health Initiative, Dr. Clinton actively supports global women's health. She also co-hosts two acclaimed podcasts: “Tough to Treat,” which provides guidance on managing complex patients, and “The Genius Project,”which focuses on reframing the treatment of persistent musculoskeletal pain.

In her leisure time, Dr. Clinton enjoys walking, hiking, country line dancing, ballroom dancing, and is a passionate supporter of music, the arts, and international women's health initiatives.

Patrick Jones - Course author