Start Your Journey into Calibrated, Measurable Manual Therapy

HODA-A Level 1 — Introduction (Online) is the foundation for transforming your hands from “educated guessers” into evidence-led measurement instruments.

This course introduces you to HODA-A (Hands-On Data Acquisition & Analysis) — a new paradigm in manual therapy that calibrates touch so hands-on assessment becomes measurable, reliable, and defensible in clinical practice.

🎯 Course Objective

Gain a clear understanding of HODA-A, the science of touch, and why this system is transforming hands-on healthcare.

📖 What This Course Covers

This introductory course provides a big-picture view of HODA-A:

• Why traditional palpation has failed to meet clinical reliability standards.

• How neuroscience and bias calibration can make manual assessment repeatable.

• Why the Reflective Recursive Loop (learn → apply → reflect → recalibrate → repeat) is central to evolving skill.

• How the 8 HODA-A measurement tools sharpen perception, refine mechanoreceptor sensitivity, and stabilise clinician judgement.

You’ll also begin calibrating your own touch through guided self-assessment exercises that increase body awareness and tactile clarity — even before you touch a patient.

✅ What You’ll Learn

• Why traditional palpation is unreliable — and how HODA-A solves this.

• The 8 Measurement Theories of the Hands and how they build calibration.

• How to apply the Reflective Recursive Loop for long-term skill growth.

• Real-world case studies where HODA-A improved patient outcomes.

• A step-by-step introduction to touch perception, sensory bias, and signal clarity.

• Simple guided self-tests to benchmark your current tactile accuracy.

👩‍⚕️ Who It’s For

This course is designed for:

• Manual therapists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, sports therapists.

• Educators exploring new teaching frameworks for touch and assessment.

• Clinicians or students frustrated with vague palpation methods and ready for clarity.

• Researchers investigating validity and reliability in hands-on assessment.

🌟 Why This Matters

If you believe you can become gold-standard after a single webinar or 6 hours of training, that belief is the very problem HODA-A was built to solve.

Hands-on has been limited for decades by reductionist shortcuts. HODA-A is a new paradigm — and new paradigms take calibration, practice, and time to embed:

• Germ theory replacing miasma.

• Asepsis & anaesthesia challenging entrenched practice.

• GPS replacing maps, demanding new behaviours.

• EVs & regenerative braking changing the driving model.

• Smartphones integrating hardware, software, and UX over years.

HODA-A is in this class of shift: a calibrated, measurable, neuroscience-informed framework for touch. Your patients deserve this rigor.

📦 Course Format (3 Months, Guided)

Module 1 — Live with Dr Jo Abbott

• Kick-off calibration, perception vs sensation, bias discharge.

Modules 2–9 — Pre-recorded, practice-ready

• Weekly lessons with clinic tasks and reflection prompts. Content is drip-fed over 12 weeks to protect the reflective recursive loop.

Module 10 — Live with Dr Jo Abbott

• Consolidation, case reflections, and calibration troubleshooting.

Completion window: 3 months

Live sessions: Book Module 1 & Module 10 via Calendly

👉 Book your live ‘kick-off’ slot now

👉 Enrol in Level 1 here

👉 Book your live End of Course slot now

🌍 Global Kick-Off Options (Choose One)

Because our cohort spans five continents, we’re offering four live kick-off windows. All times below are referenced from UK (London).

Can’t make it live? You’ll be able to watch the pre-recorded session with your cohort so you never miss the foundations.

👉 Reserve your kick-off now

📊 What You’ll Learn in the 9 Modules

• Foundations & Calibration (Live) — perception vs sensation, bias discharge, datum alignment.

• Interoception — state regulation for stable measurement.

• Care Ethicist Attunement — empathy calibrated for signal, not noise.

• Cross-Modal Judgement & Neuroplasticity — vision–touch conflicts, illusions, parallax.

• Mechanoreceptor Activation — Meissner, Merkel, Pacini, Ruffini engagement strategies.

• Sensorimotor Memory — priming, decay, bias discharge.

• Intuition (Pattern Literacy) — testable intuition, avoiding post-hoc reasoning.

• Sensorimotor Integration — synthesising signals into consistent decisions.

• Somatosensory Interpretation (Live) — case synthesis and reliability rehearsal.

🔄 How the 12-Week Drip Feed Works

• Weekly concise lessons + clinical practice tasks.

• Reflection prompts to complete after each module.

• Calibration checks at set intervals (your recursive loop).

• Live support + final consolidation with Dr Jo.

The goal is not speed — it’s signal quality. HODA-A trains you to produce defensible, repeatable hands-on data.

❓ FAQs

How long do I have?
3 months from your Module 1 kick-off.

Can I switch kick-off times?
Yes, subject to availability via Calendly.

What if I miss a live?
You can watch the pre-recorded cohort session, or move into the next live window.

Is there an assessment?
Yes. Level 1 ensures you meet minimum calibration standards before progressing to Level 2.

🚀 Enrolment & Next Steps

1. Enrol in Level 1 to unlock the drip-feed.
2. Choose a kick-off time above and book via Calendly.
3. Commit 60–90 minutes per week for learning + reflection.
4. Show up live for Module 10 to consolidate and prepare for Level 2.

👉 Book your live ‘kick-off’ slot now

👉 Enrol in Level 1 here

👉 Book your live End of Course slot now

⚡ Start your journey into calibrated, measurable manual therapy. HODA-A is not another course — it’s the foundation of a new paradigm in hands-on healthcare.