Smartphone app for unsupervised, progressive home exercise program in management of cLBP .
Smartphone app in self-management of chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial
Eur Spine J. 2018 Nov;27(11):2862-2874. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5788-593 patients with chronic low back pain were randomized to an exercise therapy program administered via a mobile application (app group) or though standard written instructions (control group). Patients were assessed for change in pain severity on a numeric rating scale and disability on the Oswestry Disability Index after 12 weeks. Results demonstrated no significant difference between groups in the change in NRS pain scores, but a significantly greater reduction in ODI score in the App group compared to the control group.
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