Discover how HODA-A transforms hands-on skills into measurable, evidence-based assessments—bridging the gap between instinctive practice and scientific precision.
Learn to Turn Clinical Touch into a Diagnostic Tool
Upgrade Your Manual Therapy with Research-Led Insight
Get exclusive access to the latest findings and clinical frameworks from Dr. Jo Abbott’s PhD-led research, and see how HODA-A redefines the role of touch in MSK healthcare.
Reclaim Confidence in Your Hands
Join a movement of progressive clinicians restoring credibility, consistency, and confidence to manual therapy—because your hands can do more than feel… they can measure.
Presentation
Introduction to HODA-A
Redefining Hands-On Therapy for the Evidence-Based Era
Join Dr. Jo Abbott for this dynamic 1-hour lecture that challenges the outdated narrative around manual therapy and introduces a revolutionary framework: HODA-A (Hands-On Data Acquisition and Analysis).
You’ll discover why traditional research methods have repeatedly failed to validate hands-on care—and what needs to change. This session dives deep into the science of touch, revealing how your hands are not just therapeutic tools, but precision instruments capable of clinical data acquisition.
You’ll explore:
– Why validity must come before reliability—and what COSMIN teaches us about research that respects real practice
– The 8 measurement tools of the hands that underpin all HODA-A assessments
– How to identify your unique HODA-A Signature and refine your touch with intention
– The practical impact of HODA-A on diagnostic accuracy, clinical reasoning, and patient outcomes
– Whether you’re an MSK clinician, physio, osteopath, or manual therapist, this session will transform how you view your most powerful clinical asset—your hands.
– Step into the future of manual therapy. Attend the lecture. Start the shift..
Practical lab
Sensory Calibration & Touch Training
Refining the Art and Science of Clinical Touch
Join Dr. Jo Abbott for a highly interactive 1-hour lab where you’ll step beyond theory and into the real-time calibration of your hands.
This practical session is designed to fine-tune your sensory perception and elevate your hands-on clinical skills using the HODA-A framework.
You’ll engage in:
– Live calibration drills that train your nervous system for more precise, consistent touch
– Guided, peer-based assessments using HODA-A techniques to enhance diagnostic clarity
– Self-reflection exercises to improve tactile awareness and identify your sensory strengths and biases
– Supportive peer feedback that strengthens your touch confidence and communication
– This session is ideal for clinicians who want to deepen their tactile intelligence, boost diagnostic accuracy, and reconnect with the skill that sets manual therapy apart: the trained, perceptive, professional hand.
If you use your hands in practice—this is the lab you’ve been waiting for.
