Mobile Application ETLBP-APP a Unique Tool to Deliver Tele-Rehabilitation Services for Patient with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Backgrounds: Tele-rehabilitation is the delivery of rehabilitation services via information and communication technologies. Also mobile applications are the unique tool to delivery tele-rehabilitation services. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the application ETLBP-APP2 to delivery rehabilitation services to the people with chronic non-specific low back pain. Methods:This study is a kind of functional studies and application design,that has been conducted at the four phases 1- information requirements extraction 2- requirements analysis 3- determining the minimum data set for application.4-Application design. Results: ETLBP-APP designed as the mobile application for people with chronic non-specific low back pain.This application includes a training package with content of exercise therapy. The main components of this applications include :1-Home 2- contact with us 3-Notification archive 4- photo Gallary 5-video Gallary 6-content 7-About us 8-search;morover, this application has the ability to send reminders to inform the patients for doing exercises and providing the direct contact between physiotrapist and patients. Conclusion: Considering the fact that mobile technologies could be, the powerful media for providing individual level support to the health care consumers; therefore, the ETLBP-APP as an area of mobile health technology providing rehabilitation services for the people with chronic non-specific low back pain and can be effective on improving the condition of these patients.