Dr Jo Abbott’s
Publication Library
The body is not a collection of isolated parts — and neither is this library.
Here you will find the written body of work behind everything I do: publications on hands-on assessment and clinical reasoning, functional medicine and lifestyle, movement and biomechanics, and the research and evidence that underpin them. Some are free to download, including the HODA-A™ Clinical Insight Series, written for specific professions from acupuncture and massage therapy through to dentistry, nursing, medicine and surgery. Others — books, articles and in-depth publications — are available to purchase. The Patient Reading Room is written for the people all of this ultimately serves, in language that respects both the reader and the science. You’ll also find the publications that sit behind the Body Systems app.
What connects them is a single conviction, drawn from more than twenty years in clinical practice and eight years of doctoral research: better decisions begin with better information — whether that information comes through skilled hands, a movement assessment, a food diary or a published trial. Pain, movement, perception, nutrition and lifestyle are not separate subjects. They are one connected system, and they deserve to be read that way.
Start with the publication written for your world — your profession, your question, or your own body — and if a question stays with you after reading, that is rather the point.
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The Accidental Chin
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHumans are the only animal with a chin — and it may be for no reason at all. A free HODA-A™ paper on why humans have a chin, and how we read the body.
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Built, Not Born
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartPalpation isn’t a gift you’re born with — it’s built. The second HODA-A™ Calibration uses neuroplasticity to show that training palpation skills is deliberate work. A free PDF.
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Feeling A Single Atom
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartYour fingertip can feel the difference of a single atom. The first HODA-A™ Calibration makes the scientific case for palpation as measurement. A free, fully referenced PDF.
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HODA-A™ White Paper
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartThe most widely used instrument in healthcare is the only one never calibrated. This white paper sets out what to do about it.
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What Your Gut Is Telling You
£5.00 More InfoAdd to cartYour gut produces a daily report on your whole system. This free guide teaches you to read it.
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The HODA-A™ Constitution
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartThe foundational principles of Hands-On Data Acquisition & Analysis — twelve articles governing how HODA-A™ is taught, practised and evolved.
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The Body Systems™ Constitution
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartThe foundational principles of The Body Systems™ App— twelve articles that guide every programme, publication and resource in the ecosystem.
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The Body Systems™ App White Paper
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartOne app, multiple Systems — the thinking behind a whole-person platform for movement, recovery and health.
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Back Pain Systems™ White Paper
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartWhy does back pain keep coming back — and what would a system that actually rebuilds movement look like?
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Before the First Incision
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced surgeon actually gather before making the very first incision?
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Before the First Obs
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced nurse actually gather before taking the very first set of obs?
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Before the First Test
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced doctor actually gather before ordering the very first test?
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Before the First Drill
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced dentist actually gather before reaching for the very first instrument?
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Before the First Orthotic
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced podiatrist actually gather before prescribing the very first orthotic?
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Before the First Rep
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced movement professional actually gather before prescribing the very first rep?
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Before the First Cranial Contact
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced craniosacral therapist actually gather before the first moment of contact?
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Before the First Treatment
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced osteopath actually gather before the very first treatment?
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Before the First Adjustment
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced chiropractor actually gather before the very first adjustment?
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Before the First Mobilisation
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced physiotherapist actually gather before the very first mobilisation?
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Before the First Touch
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced massage therapist actually gather in the first few moments of touch?
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Before the First Needle
£0.00 More InfoAdd to cartHow much information does an experienced acupuncturist actually gather before inserting the very first needle?

