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Why Clinicians Choose HODA-A

Why Clinicians Choose HODA-A

HODA-A is built on:

  • A Ph.D. in tactile sensorimotor measurement

  • 20 years of evidence-based research

  • 14,000 people studied

  • Peer-Reviewed publications

  • Evidence-based measurement theory

  • Global teaching across all practitioners in MSK Healthcare

HODA-A = Gold Standard Hands-On.

What Clinicians Are Saying

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Rachael Dickinson

Registered Physiotherapist

“After listening to Jo’s presentation, I am more focused on trying to critically evaluate my own practical assessment techniques in an attempt to add validity and reliability to my findings, and therefore improve the quality of service I offer  to my clients.“

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Christopher Chi Ngai Lo

Master of Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapy

“The idea of this research project impressed me much at the very beginning because the accuracy and validity of palpation are the keystones of manual therapy. Our professional education is waiting for a quantifiable standard on palpation as well as other physical tests. This research project will make a new page on the development of training and clinical practice and our profession.”

Charles Hazle, PT, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy

“Jo’s research is remarkable in that it explores dimensions of manual therapy that practitioners have pondered and discussed for decades, but not actually identified or quantified.  I suspect her results will be a noteworthy addition to how manual therapy is conceptualized and taught in the future—perhaps across disciplines.”

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Jay Cunningham

BAppSci (Physiotherapy)and Certified Clinical Pilates Instructor (APMA)

“At last, with HODA-A, a framework and language to describe a gold standard for hands on clinical assessment that challenges the simplification of hands-on practise previously assumed in research, and presents great opportunity to positively impact future education, especially in nurturing new and returning practitioners within and across professions – let the fun begin!”

Trish Gipson Physiotherapist

Trish Gipson

Registered Physiotherapist

“Finally research that resonates with how we actually practice as manual therapists; that takes in all the nuances of what we do beyond just taking in information from our mechanoreceptors. I’m very excited to see where this leads; what research stems from this, how it evolves our teaching methods, and how it changes the landscape of rehabilitation.”

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Doreen Killens

Orthopaedic Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (FCAMT)

“Finally, a study that makes sense of what I feel logically and intuitively when I put my hands on my patients as I try to sort out their issues. I am blown away.”

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Lasse Liikanen

Physiotherapist & Lecturer

“HODA-A is giving musculoskeletal healthcare professionals a clear framework explaining what happens during active touch; something that science has failed to do before.”

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Dr Gert Petrus Visser

Dentist

“The importance of valid and reliable manual assessments in evaluating and treatment to achieve a stable jaw ( TMJ) and normal oromyofacial function such as swallowing and breathing are fundamental in helping a huge variety of patients suffering with various dysfunctions, disabilities and chronic pain.”

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