Use cases · Primary care
Low back pain
Low back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor, and some go on to develop long-term pain. TESSA checks for warning signs of serious causes, then asks about pain, function, work and worries to identify who may need early physiotherapy. It teaches staying active, safe pain relief and simple exercises, and follows up to see who isn't improving.
At a glance
- Does
- Information gathering, Patient education
- Setting
- Primary care
- Specialty
- Musculoskeletal medicine
- Who
- Patient-facing
Also searched as
low back pain assessment · back pain red flags · back pain self-care
Questions
What does TESSA do in low back pain?
Low back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a doctor, and some go on to develop long-term pain. TESSA checks for warning signs of serious causes, then asks about pain, function, work and worries to identify who may need early physiotherapy. It teaches staying active, safe pain relief and simple exercises, and follows up to see who isn't improving. It does this through information gathering, patient education.
Does TESSA diagnose the patient?
No, TESSA never gives a patient a diagnosis. It collects and collates the information the patient provides, asks probing questions and performs risk assessment; a clinician reviews the summary and decides, and no diagnosis, summary or management plan reaches the patient until the clinician signs.
What happens if the patient mentions a warning sign?
Warning or worrying signs that require immediate attention or action go straight to the care team without alarming the patient. For time-critical presentations, TESSA supports the clinician only and is not currently intended for patient use.
How is patient information protected?
The patient surface runs on session codes, not names, and each institution's data is kept apart with a full audit trail. Our own Anonesia by TINYHealth is a proprietary software and code that removes PIIs, e.g. names, ID numbers and contact details from text before it reaches an AI model.
How do we start with this use case?
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