The Simplyhealth Back Care app

The Simplyhealth Back Care app simply offers health information and advice to help you manage and prevent back pain. There are graphics and videos of exercises for you to follow and you can input the area and strength of your pain to keep your own pain diary. You can also search for practitioners near you from thousands of physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths and acupuncturists.

All information and exercises are supplied by the UK charity BackCare.

With this app you'll be able to:

- Record where and how severe your own back pain is in the ‘Me and My Back’ diary

- Watch and follow exercise videos and animated illustrations of common back pain relief and prevention exercises

- Search for qualified practitioners near you

You can also find information on preventing back pain:

- At home

- In the office

- When driving

- When cycling

Simplyhealth has been helping people access affordable healthcare for over 140 years.

BackCare is the UK's only charity solely aimed at reducing the impact of back pain on society.