RESET™ is not a short-term back pain challenge. It is a structured recovery pathway.
Back Pain Systems RESET™ is a phased neurological, biomechanical and behavioural re-education system designed to help you calm the pain system, rebuild movement confidence, restore strength and return to daily life with less fear, less guarding and more control.
Why sequencing matters
Lasting back pain change requires sequencing, not shortcuts. Many people try to strengthen, stretch or push through pain before the nervous system feels safe enough to change.
RESET™ works differently. It guides you through a structured process that begins with calming the body, then gradually restores movement, strength, confidence and resilience.
Built for real people with real back pain
RESET™ was designed by Dr Jo Abbott from over two decades of clinical experience, research, biomechanics, pain science, functional movement and lived patient feedback.
It is for people who feel stuck in the cycle of flare-ups, fear, guarding, stiffness, weakness, avoidance and relapse — and who want a clear pathway back to movement and daily life.
Choose your RESET™ pathway
RESET™ can be completed independently through the Back Pain Systems™ App, or with support through RESET™ Coaching. Both pathways are built from the same Back Pain Systems™ principles, but they are different delivery models. One gives you the app structure to follow at your own pace. The other gives you coaching, teaching, support and progression.
RESET™ Solo
RESET™ Solo is the self-guided pathway inside the Back Pain Systems™ App. It is organised around four app-based RESET™ phases that you work through independently and at your own pace.
- 4 app-based RESET™ phases
- Self-paced and independent
- Accessed through the Back Pain Systems™ App
- Best for people who feel confident following the app structure
- Useful as a long-term support tool after coaching
RESET™ Coaching
RESET™ Coaching is the supported pathway through RESET™. It begins with a 12-week coaching block, where a trained RESET Coach™ helps you understand, apply and integrate the programme with more guidance and accountability.
- 6 coached teaching and progression phases
- Delivered as an initial 12-week supported block
- Guidance, accountability and structured progression
- Best for people who want support, reassurance and coaching
- Option to continue coaching or return to RESET™ Solo afterwards
What is RESET™ Coaching?
RESET™ Coaching is for people who want more than an app pathway. It gives you structured support from a trained RESET Coach™ so you are not trying to work everything out alone.
A RESET Coach™ helps you understand the programme, adapt the pathway to your body, stay accountable and make sense of flare-ups, fear, setbacks and progression.
Coaching can be delivered digitally through video calls, or face-to-face where a suitable RESET Coach™ is available. Digital coaching can still provide valuable guidance, teaching and accountability, although some people may prefer in-person support where possible.
For people who feel stuck
Coaching is ideal if you feel overwhelmed, unsure where to start, afraid of flare-ups or unsure how to progress without making symptoms worse.
For people who need accountability
Many people know they need to move, strengthen, breathe differently or change habits — but need structure, reassurance and support to stay consistent.
For people who want guided progression
A RESET Coach™ helps you move through the six coached teaching and progression phases with more clarity, confidence and clinical reasoning.
For long-term self-management
The aim is not to create dependency. The aim is to help you develop the knowledge, confidence and tools to manage your back pain system more effectively.
RESET™ Coaching: six supported phases through the first 12 weeks
RESET™ Coaching is organised into six clear teaching and progression phases. These phases sit alongside the RESET™ app pathway and are designed to help you learn, apply and integrate RESET™ with coaching support. The aim is not to promise a complete cure in 12 weeks — the aim is to help you build the foundations for safer movement, fewer relapses and more confidence in daily life.
RESET the Pain
Calm the nervous system, reduce fear, settle flare-ups and begin to create a safer internal environment for movement.
REPAIR the Patterns
Identify and unwind protective movement habits, breath holding, postural guarding and compensatory strategies.
REBUILD the Chain
Reconnect the feet, hips, spine, ribs, breath and brain so your body can move as an integrated system again.
RESTORE Strength & Stability
Build adaptive control, load tolerance, balance, strength and confidence without forcing the body too soon.
RECALIBRATE Daily Life
Apply the RESET™ principles to sitting, sleeping, working, walking, lifting, training and everyday movement.
RESILIENCE & Freedom
Consolidate your progress, reduce relapse fear, build self-trust and learn how to respond when symptoms change.
Why RESET™ works
RESET™ helps you understand and work with the systems that influence back pain: the nervous system, breath, movement patterns, strength, daily habits, fear, recovery and resilience. It is designed to help you reduce the cycle of flare-ups and build the confidence to move through daily life again.
It calms before it strengthens
RESET™ starts by reducing threat, guarding and over-protection before asking the body to load more.
It treats back pain as a system
Instead of focusing only on the painful area, RESET™ considers movement, breath, load, stress, habits and daily life.
It helps you manage flare-ups
You learn what to do when symptoms increase, rather than panicking, stopping everything or becoming dependent on passive treatment.
It builds confidence in daily life
RESET™ is designed to help you move better in real life — not just perform exercises on a mat.
What happens after the first 12 weeks?
Back pain recovery is not always linear. Some people feel ready to continue independently after their first coaching block. Others benefit from another period of support.
RESET™ Coaching is designed to meet you where you are — not force you through a fixed promise or deadline.
What people are saying
RESET™ is designed to help people feel safer, stronger and more confident in their body again.
“This is the first time I’ve felt like someone actually understood my pain. The app helped me move again — with confidence.”
Emma, 38, UK“I’ve tried everything. This app is different. It gives you tools, not just exercises.”
Mark, 42, USA“RESET helped me break the cycle. I now understand my pain — and I’m not afraid to move.”
James, 36, UKChoose Your RESET™ Pathway
RESET™ is not a short-term challenge. It is a structured back pain recovery pathway. You can begin independently through the Back Pain Systems™ App with RESET™ Solo, or choose RESET™ Coaching for a supported coaching pathway with teaching, accountability, reassurance and guided progression.
RESET™ Solo
For people who prefer to work independently, follow the programme at their own pace and use the Back Pain Systems™ App as their structured recovery and self-management guide.
RESET™ Coaching
For people who want guidance, accountability, reassurance and coached progression. RESET™ Coaching begins with a 12-week supported block through six teaching and progression phases.
✓Nervous system preparation support
✓Personalised Back Pain Blueprint where appropriate
Not sure which RESET™ pathway is right for you?
Start with the Back Pain Systems™ App if you want a self-guided route. Choose RESET™ Coaching if you would like more structure, support, reassurance and guided progression through the pathway. You can also search for a RESET Coach™ if you would prefer individual support.
