SelfBack
Have your employees work on their own physical health with this science-based back app.
SelfBack is a science-based app that helps your employees improve their physical health by appropriately managing back pain.
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Why choose SelfBack?
- Back pain and other physical problems are a major cause of absenteeism.
- By taking a self-management approach at the first signs of problems, you can reduce the chances of chronic conditions and long-term absenteeism.
- SelfBack offers customized support, so that your employees learn to manage back pain better and improve their mobility.
- Increasing individual back resilience has been shown to be an effective measure.
- SelfBack has been developed by leading doctors and researchers specialising in work-related movement disorders.
- Because back pain often has multiple causes, SelfBack doesn’t focus exclusively on the physical factors.
- SelfBack is the only lower back pain app recognised by the Belgian government and listed in the MHealth register.
- The app is CE-certified as a medical aid and approved by the Belgian Back Society.
Back complaints are often the cause of long-term absenteeism
In 2023, 46% of employees reported suffering from back complaints. Back complaints are the number 1 cause of early retirement.
What is SelfBack?
SelfBack is a digital tool that allows your employees to work on their own ergonomic health.
You follow a personalised plan of exercises targeting pain relief, mobility, stability and strength on your smartphone.
The app also gives you tips on back pain and has a pedometer.
SelfBack works without sensors or wearables. The app uses your feedback to adjust the program every week.
What does it deliver?
Your employees learn to actively monitor and improve their physical health. By doing so, they avoid having to take time off work due to lower back pain and improve their healthy mobility in the longer term.
As an employer, you receive feedback every three months on the use and effectiveness of the app.
Chronic neck or back pain
One in five Belgian employees suffers from chronic neck or back pain.
How does Mensura help in practice?
The new ergonomics law requires you to implement a health and safety policy. Improving workplaces and working conditions are a priority in this context, but increasing your employees’ individual back resilience is important too.
SelfBack helps with this: employees have access to a comprehensive program on their smartphone for monitoring and improving their physical health. This proactive approach enables you to prevent back pain and improve their mobility.
Getting started: quick and easy
Your employees can download the app from the App Store or Google Play and log in with an activation code specific to your organisation.
Need more support?
Opt for a comprehensive strategy to limit back complaints. The experts from Mensura will carry out a half-day ergonomics audit with you.
We’ll perform a systematic screening of your organisation to detect potential problems in your current ergonomics policy and work out what steps need to be taken.