Platform: iOS
Cost: Free
Ratings: 4/5 stars on Itunes Store
Description & Features: The Pain Coach app by WebMD is a pain log and reference app for people with chronic pain. I log how I feel for the day and what type of pain I'm experiencing, then I can generate a graphical pdf report to show to my doctor. This app is free and has a lot of linked reading material.
Journal: This feature lets me track on a subjective scale how I'm feeling for the day, "Today is great". I can track my pain throughout the day on a numerical scale and also select the type (burning, numbness, etc.). I can enter my triggers treatments (meds & therapies), as well as add notes. My pain type, triggers, and treatments, are customizable.
If I turn my phone to the side, I can see a graph tracking my pain level over time. I can send a pdf of this via email, say, to my doctor, and the pdf also incorporates my symptom, trigger, and treatment frequencies (image below).
Goals: I can set goals for myself related to diet, exercise, treatments, rest, and mood. Each category has a list of suggested activity and duration, and if I add it, it gets listed in my journal where I can select that day if I've done that activity.
Goals: I can set goals for myself related to diet, exercise, treatments, rest, and mood. Each category has a list of suggested activity and duration, and if I add it, it gets listed in my journal where I can select that day if I've done that activity.
Library: The library section has some short articles on various pain topics.
Tips: Very similar to the goals section, provides some info on why certain activities may have an affect on pain levels. Goals can also be set from here.
Pros: Nice video in the beginning that shows you how to use the app. Easy data entry for pain level of the day, object and subjective scales. When you first use the app, it goes through a short customization so you can enter the pain types and triggers that you experience, which makes data entry faster later.
Cons: How to view the report was not immediately intuitive. I can't find any way to view my personal notes over time or how well I met my set personal goals. Takes a bit of time to learn how to use since there is a lot you can do with it. Report seems to graph my subjective and not objective ratings.
Takeaway for us: Nice 1st time user customization, intro video, and how to quick guide. Nice export to pdf feature for the report.
Takeaway for us: Nice 1st time user customization, intro video, and how to quick guide. Nice export to pdf feature for the report.
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