Smartphone apps for the self-management of low back pain: a systematic review

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Smartphone apps for the self-management of low back pain: a systematic review

Guidelines for low back pain (LBP) often recommend the use of self-management such as unsupervised exercise, booklets, and online education. Another potentially useful way for patients to self-manage LBP is by using smartphone applications (apps). However, to date, there has been no rigorous evaluat...

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Main Authors:	Machado, Gustavo C., Pinheiro, Marina B., Lee, Hopin, Ahmed, Osman H., Hendrick, Paul, Williams, Chris, Kamper, Steven J.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer 2017
Subjects:	Low back pain ; Mobile app ; mHealth ; eHealth ; Systematic review
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45365/

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