Desenvolvimento de aplicativo mobile para modulação do sistema nervoso central em pacientes com dor lombar crônica

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic pain can be defined as continuous or recurrent pain lasting at least three months and has a biological function different from acute pain, since it is associated with autonomic nervous system (ANS) hyperactivity. The Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) is an approach developed to focus directly on reducing plastic changes in the nervous system, which is one of the factors that may have led the patient to develop chronic pain. It is a 3-stage technique that has been showing results where more traditional techniques fail. Objectives: Creation of a low cost mobile application that enables the patient to understand his / her illness through an educational content as well as to the healthcare professional responsible for the care (physiotherapist) to perform and follow the evolution of pain treatment based on GMI technique. Method: Traditional GMI process mapping and application development that replicates its functional dynamics in order to facilitate the work of the healthcare professional, without bringing losses in the effectiveness of the test. Results obtained: The application strictly complied with the mapped functional flows and computerized the entire operation, proving to be a suitable tool relevant to the actual application and which will bring benefits to the current process.