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Manage My Pain app

An app for people suffering from common, and less common, pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, back pain, and headaches.
You can log pain episodes, management techniques, and results in the app.

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Manage My Pain app	By Managing Life
	Features This app has several key features, all which are available in the free plan (you get one free report, before you have to start purchasing reports). Diary – the diary feature is detailed and includes logging of medication and other treatment/management strategies that have been used, and how these influence your pain. Tracking. Reminders – coupled with daily reminder notifications, you'll become proficient in filling in your daily pain diary. Graphs and reporting. The ability to download and export detailed reports is a key feature that will provide trends and insights into your pain management and may be vital in developing further management strategies with your healthcare providers.
Country of origin	Canada
Clinical review	Read a clinical review below.
Security and privacy	Does the app: Collect medical information? Yes Require a login? Yes Have password protection? Yes Have a privacy policy? Yes Require internet access to use? No Read more about safety and security when using apps. Brochures: Tips to improve your privacy and security [PDF, 65 KB] Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ Staying safe online(external link) Netsafe, NZ
Cost	Paid.
Advertisements	This app contains no ads.
How to get the app	(external link) (external link) (external link)

The Manage My Pain app is designed to help you track and manage your chronic pain for a range of conditions including fibromyalgia, headaches, neural pain, back pain, and others. It allows you to record details about your pain episodes, including location, intensity, duration, and factors that have, or might have, influenced your pain levels.

You can log symptoms, treatments, medications, and mood changes, as well as the effects these may have had on your condition. The app generates detailed reports and visual insights, which can be shared with healthcare providers to improve communication and treatment plans. The app allows customisable reminders and a user-friendly interface, to help you to better understand your pain patterns and improve your overall pain management.

For a more detailed description of the app, see the app website(external link), Google Play(external link) or App website(external link) and for a detailed review, see reviews below.

PROS	CONS
✔ Several great features are included in the free version. ✔ Detailed reporting. ✔ Logging options within the daily diary feature.	✘ The monthly subscription of $9.49 may put some people off, but having the ability to purchase reports for $2.00 with a good level of detail may be enough for most users.

PROS

CONS

✔ Several great features are included in the free version.

✔ Detailed reporting.

✔ Logging options within the daily diary feature.

✘ The monthly subscription of $9.49 may put some people off, but having the ability to purchase reports for $2.00 with a good level of detail may be enough for most users.

Clinical review

Reviewer: Simon Keepa
Date of review: November 2024
Platform: Apple
Version: 4.23.2731
Comments: Great app with plenty of great features on the free version. Most users will likely find the free version is very comprehensive and provides enough data inputting and options for them.
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: Yes.

Pain topics
Pain management apps
Arthritis
Fibromyalgia
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References

Rahman QA, Janmohamed T, Pirbaglou M, et al. Patterns of User Engagement With the Mobile App, Manage My Pain: Results of a Data Mining Investigation.(external link) JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Jul 12;5(7):e96.
Chaudhry BM. No gain without pain: using pain tracking mobile Apps(external link). Mhealth. 2016 Jul 4;2:27.
Lalloo C, Jibb LA, Rivera J, et al. "There's a Pain App for That": Review of Patient-targeted Smartphone Applications for Pain Management.(external link) Clin J Pain. 2015 Jun;31(6):557-63.
Wallace LS, Dhingra LK. A systematic review of smartphone applications for chronic pain available for download in the United States.(external link) J Opioid Manag. 2014 Jan-Feb;10(1):63-8.

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