Smartphone app in self-management of chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

H S ChhabraSunil SharmaShalini Verma

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)

Health applications are promising tools for improving outcomes in patients suffering from various chronic conditions. Snapcare facilitated increase in physical activity and brought about clinically meaningful improvements in pain and disability in patients with chronic low back pain. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.

Keyphrases

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multiple sclerosis
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