Mobile-Web app to self-manage low back pain: randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) is the diagnosis for individuals with back pain that has no underlying medical cause (eg, tumor, infection, fracture, herniated disc, spinal stenosis). The American College of Physicians (ACP) and American Pain Society (APS) recommend multidisciplinary treatments for NLBP that lasts more than 4 weeks. This approach, however, is impractical for many physicians to implement, and relatively few providers offer NLBP treatment that meets the joint ACP-APS guidelines.

Objective

This study evaluated the efficacy of a mobile-Web intervention called "FitBack" to help users implement self-tailored strategies to manage and prevent NLBP occurrences.

Methods

A total of 597 adults were recruited, screened, consented, and assessed online a

SUBMITTER: Irvine AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4296097 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature