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Phone app tracking of Fibromyalgia, other painMonday 28 May 2012
From About.com's Adrienne Dellwo:
Phone App Tracking of Fibromyalgia, Other Pain The creator of a smart-phone app for tracking chronic pain has announced that fibromyalgia is among the top conditions for which people use the app. Damon Lynn lives with chronic pain himself. He says a survey of users of his My Pain Diary: Chronic Pain Management for iPhone shows that it's used for:
That adds up to more than 100%, which is because 59% of users are tracking more than one chronic condition, and 15% of users are tracking five or more. A lot of health-focused smart-phone apps are available. As the owner of what must be a really dumb phone, I'm clueless about apps. Fortunately, some of my fellow About.com Guides know a lot about them! For more information, you can see:
Do your research before choosing an app, though. A medical study of them (yes, for real!) showed that health care providers are rarely involved in their creation, and that pain apps tend to promise relief without concern for effectiveness - and some of them could possibly have an adverse effect. I'm sure some of you have apps to recommend. Tell us about them and what they've done for you by leaving a comment here! NEWSLETTER | FORUM | BIO | TWITTER | FACEBOOK
The above, with comments, originally appeared here.
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