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Kat & Penny
“PARs Defect (fracture of spine) 2006 was a summer of playing lots of tennis tournaments, many matches back-to-back. Kat’s serve was poor as her...
HODA-A Testimonials
Jo's Research is Remarkable
“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...
A new paradigm for MSK Healthcare
“The idea of this research project impressed me much at the very beginning because the accuracy and validity of palpation are the keystones of...
Improving quality of service
“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...
My touch became more accurate
“The importance of valid and reliable manual assessments in evaluating and treatment to achieve a stable jaw ( TMJ) and normal oromyofacial function such...
A clear framework for MSK Professionals
“HODA-A is giving musculoskeletal healthcare professionals a clear framework explaining what happens during active touch; something that science has failed to do before.”
My touch became more trustworthy
“I joined HODA-A expecting general CPD. What I got was a complete recalibration of how I use my senses in clinical practice. I didn’t...
I am blown away
“Finally, a study that makes sense of what I feel logically and intuitively when I put my hands on my patients as I try...
The science is exceptional
“I’ve taken a lot of courses, but HODA-A stands out as the most scientifically grounded and clinically applicable training I have ever attended. Jo’s...
I wish I had this training 10 years ago
“As a chiropractor, hands are everything. But I realised very quickly during Level 1 that I had never been taught how to calibrate them...
No one in MSK is teaching this
“Most courses teach you what to feel. HODA-A teaches you how you feel — and the difference is enormous. The cross-model sensory calibration labs...
Changes the landscape of rehabilitation
“Finally research that resonates with how we actually practice as manual therapists; that takes in all the nuances of what we do beyond just...
HODA-A has completely reshaped my practice
“I’ve been a physio for 18 years, and nothing — absolutely nothing — has improved my hands-on reliability like HODA-A. The measurement theories opened...
Products to use
2.5cm FASCIQ® Floss Band
£15.95Featured in Dr. Jo Abbott’s Back Pain Systems App (RESET) Floss bands are used with great success in...
doTERRA Deep Blue® Rub
£40.00Deep Blue Rub is blended in a base of moisturizing emollients that leave your skin feeling soft and not greasy. It is the choice...
Objective Screening Banner
£25.00Artwork Only This banner (pop-up or eyelets) has been designed for the Therapist wanting to reduce any perspective, parallax or subjective errors within their...
Services
Evidence-Based Research (PhD)
By volunteering as testers and participants in various experimental and inter-tester reliability studies allow you be a part of the latest clinical research in...
HODA-A Certification
Level 1: Introduction Certification
£495.00Understand the why behind HODA-A — and why it’s changing everything.
This short course gives you a...
Level 2: Foundation Certification
£1,750.00Build essential skills in touch perception, sensory calibration, and neurophysiological understanding.
This level lays the groundwork for...
Level 3: Practitioner Certification
£3,250.00Objective: Learn to perform defensible, repeatable assessments using HODA-A's validated methods.
At this stage, you’ll...
Level 4: Advanced Practitioner Certification
£3,250.00Objective: Master patient-specific calibration, refine your sensory training, and deepen your clinical reasoning.
Here, you’ll...
Level 5: Expert & Mentor Certification
£3,250.00Objective: Become a global leader in hands-on diagnostics and help shape the next generation of touch-based healthcare.
HODA-A Re-Calibrate Day
£195.00Refine your hands-on precision in the HODA-A Re-Calibrate Day—a dynamic, clinician-only session designed to refresh your calibration, boost diagnostic...
