Discussion
pain
This randomized control trial will investigate a new model of care to treat a highly prevalent and disabling problem in public safety workers, such as police and firefighters. We hypothesize that the m-health-based telerehabilitation program will benefit public safety workers with CLBP by reducing pain intensity and improving function and psychological, behavioral, and neuromuscular outcomes compared to a mobile minimal intervention approach (booklet).The app is based on relatively simple interventions (i.e., remote-based exercise and pain education). This app was designed to be simple and have easy implementation in the worker health settings of public safety institutions. Some public safety institutions do not have, or only provide, in-person hospital care in a single location. Thus, the app developed will be able to expand care and potentially change the lives of millions of police officers and firefighters with CLBP that have limited access to face-to-face care.In case of our hypothesis being confirmed, we can contribute to the discussion of a new treatment modality (i.e., m-health-based telerehabilitation program) for this population. The results may have practical applications to public security organizations that implement this therapeutic modality in CLBP treatment and may imply the reduction of absenteeism and presenteeism of these professionals, with a positive impact on the service provided to society.