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The Body Systems™ App
Access to the Back Pain Systems™ RESET™ pathway, learning, guided sessions and supporting resources.
Founding New Zealand nurse pilot
Tired of back pain that keeps coming back?
A supported 12-week Back Pain Systems™ RESET™ coaching pathway for nurses with persistent, recurring or work-related back pain.
Delivered through The Body Systems™ App, with local New Zealand coaching led by Teresa Dixon and clinical framework oversight from Dr Jo Abbott.
Research-informed
Grounded in pain science and system-based thinking
Whole-person
Movement, load, sleep, stress and recovery
Supported
Not simply an app left for you to navigate alone
Clinically responsible
Screened before enrolment and designed to complement care
Why this pilot matters
Nursing asks a great deal of your body.
Long shifts, repeated bending and lifting, limited recovery time, interrupted sleep and emotional load can all influence recurring back pain.
Back pain is rarely experienced in isolation from the rest of life. A flare-up may be influenced by movement, load, confidence, fatigue, stress, recovery, breathing, sleep and the way the nervous system is responding.
The purpose of this pilot is not to tell nurses that their backs are damaged or fragile. It is to help each participant understand their own patterns, build confidence with movement and develop a clearer, more sustainable self-management plan.
This is not another quick fix.
The New Zealand Nurse RESET™ Pilot combines a structured pathway inside The Body Systems™ App with weekly human coaching and local support.
Participants are supported to understand their back pain, respond more calmly to flare-ups, gradually rebuild movement confidence and explore the wider drivers that may be influencing their experience.
No magic claims. No promise of a cure. No one-size-fits-all programme.
What is included
App-based learning with local human support
The app provides the structured RESET™ pathway. Teresa helps the group understand it, apply it, pace it and remain engaged throughout the 12 weeks.
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Weekly group coaching
One structured 90-minute group RESET™ coaching session each week, led locally by Teresa Dixon.
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Regular app practice
Guided app-based RESET™ work between sessions, typically two to three times each week.
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Outcome tracking
Baseline, midpoint, completion and follow-up measures to understand what changes and what remains challenging.
Your local pilot leader
Teresa Dixon
Teresa is a Clinical Neuromuscular Therapist with 30 years of hands-on experience and is acting as the New Zealand local pilot leader and RESET Coach™ for this founding cohort.
She will support nurses to apply the Back Pain Systems™ RESET™ pathway under agreement with Dr Jo Abbott.
What Teresa will do
Local leadership across the full 12 weeks
Before the pilot
Support local recruitment, answer initial questions, contribute to suitability screening and help accepted participants prepare for onboarding.
During the pilot
Lead weekly group sessions, support app use, maintain engagement, provide bounded local support and identify concerns requiring referral.
At the midpoint
Help participants review progress, barriers, adherence and their next stage of RESET™ practice.
At completion
Support outcome collection, final reflection and each nurse’s personal RESET™ maintenance plan.
Each week
One structured group RESET™ coaching session
The weekly session combines education, reflection and guided practical work. This keeps the app at the centre of the pathway while ensuring nurses are not left to work through it without support.
Depending on cohort location and logistics, sessions may be delivered face-to-face, live online or through an agreed hybrid structure.
10 minutes
Group check-in
Wins, flare-ups, shift demands, barriers and questions.
Wins, flare-ups, shift demands, barriers and questions.
20 minutes
Weekly teaching
One clear RESET™ principle linked to the nurses’ experiences.
One clear RESET™ principle linked to the nurses’ experiences.
15 minutes
Nurse-specific application
Load, shifts, sleep, manual handling, pacing and recovery.
Load, shifts, sleep, manual handling, pacing and recovery.
30 minutes
Guided RESET™ practical
Movement confidence, breathing, regulation and graded practice.
Movement confidence, breathing, regulation and graded practice.
15 minutes
Weekly app plan
Clear direction for practice before the next group session.
Clear direction for practice before the next group session.
The 12-week journey
A structured progression, not a race
The six-stage coaching journey provides direction while allowing each nurse to work from their own starting point and progress at an appropriate pace.
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RESET pain
Understanding flare-ups, reducing unnecessary fear and creating a calmer internal environment for movement.
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REPAIR patterns
Exploring protective strategies, bracing, guarding, avoidance, breathing and repeated work-related habits.
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REBUILD the chain
Reconnecting movement across the feet, hips, spine, ribs, breathing system and nervous system.
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RESTORE strength and stability
Gradually developing movement control, load tolerance, physical capacity and confidence where appropriate.
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RECALIBRATE daily life
Applying the learning to shifts, recovery, sitting, standing, walking, lifting, sleep and life outside work.
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RESILIENCE and freedom
Consolidating learning, building a personal maintenance plan and developing a clearer response to future symptom changes.
Is the pilot suitable for you?
Every application is screened before enrolment
This is a supported self-management and coaching pathway. It is not intended to replace medical assessment or urgent clinical care.
Likely suitable
- Persistent or recurring non-specific back pain
- Work-related flare-ups without urgent warning signs
- Medically stable and able to participate in gentle movement
- Willing to use the app and attend weekly group sessions
- Interested in improving self-management and movement confidence
Needs further discussion
- Persistent leg symptoms or recurring severe flare-ups
- High fear of movement or very low current function
- Complex health conditions or recent surgery
- Current work restrictions or active ACC treatment
- Uncertainty about safe participation
Medical review first
- New bladder, bowel or saddle-area symptoms
- Progressive weakness or neurological change
- Recent significant trauma
- Unexplained fever, weight loss or severe night pain
- Any symptom requiring urgent medical investigation
Screening does not provide a medical diagnosis. Where appropriate, applicants will be advised to speak with their GP, physiotherapist, ACC provider or another suitable healthcare professional before joining.
Pilot evaluation
Understanding what changes over 12 weeks
Participants will be asked to complete simple outcome measures at baseline, Week 6, Week 12 and, where possible, at follow-up.
These measures help us understand whether the pathway is acceptable and practical for nurses working shifts, and where further development may be needed.
Back pain impact
How back pain is influencing daily life and function.
Flare-up patterns
Frequency, duration and confidence responding to symptoms.
Work impact
How symptoms affect shifts, duties and recovery.
Self-management
Confidence knowing what to do when back pain changes.
Founding pilot investment
A one-time reduced rate for the first 12 nurses
The standard UK investment for the 12-week RESET™ Coaching pathway is £1,497.
This reduced New Zealand pilot rate recognises that participants are joining the first nurse cohort and will contribute feedback and outcome information to help evaluate the pathway within a New Zealand nursing context.
It is a founding pilot rate rather than a permanent discount, helping us keep the programme accessible while protecting the value of the RESET™ framework, app content and coached support.
Pilot rate per nurse
NZ$997
Total investment for the supported 12-week pilot.
Includes:
The Body Systems™ App access for the agreed pilot period, the Back Pain Systems™ RESET™ pathway, weekly group coaching, local pilot support and outcome evaluation.
How enrolment works
Applications are reviewed before payment
Teresa promotes and leads the pilot locally. Official application, screening, payment and enrolment are managed through Dr Jo Abbott / Back Pain Systems™.
Complete the application
Tell us about your back pain, work pattern, current care, goals and any health considerations relevant to participation.
Suitability review
The application is reviewed using the pilot’s RAG screening process. Some applicants may be invited to a short conversation before acceptance.
Acceptance and enrolment
Suitable applicants receive the official payment, onboarding and app-access information from Back Pain Systems™.
“No quick fixes. No magic claims. Just structured, paced support to help you understand your body and build greater confidence in what it can do.”
Limited to 12 nurses
Could the New Zealand Nurse RESET™ Pilot be right for you?
Start with an application or arrange a free 15-minute conversation with Teresa to talk through your questions.