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Mobile Health Technologies to Improve Physical Therapy Results in Adults with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Scoping Review

  • By

  • Katherine Beissner

  • Elaine Wethington

  • Carol Sames

  • Caroline Jedlicka

  • Lisa R. Witkin

  • M. Carrington Reid

  • June 11, 2026

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    mHealth applications are increasingly used in physical therapy to manage chronic pain, but knowledge gaps about their effectiveness remain.

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    A total of 42 studies were analyzed, revealing that most mHealth interventions focused on exercise and education for chronic pain management.

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    The average participant age in the studies was 51.8 years, with 85.7% of studies not reporting participants' race or ethnicity.

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    Most studies showed mixed results regarding the effectiveness of mHealth tools, attributed to the heterogeneity of interventions and study designs.

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    Future research should address knowledge gaps, including population characterization and real-world effectiveness of mHealth interventions.

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mHealth applications to enhance physical therapy outcomes among adults with chronic non-cancer pain: a scoping review

  • by Katherine Beissner, Elaine Wethington, Carol Sames, Caroline Jedlicka, Lisa R. Witkin, M. Carrington Reid

  • June 11, 2026

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