A growing library of white papers and clinical governance tools exploring Back Pain Systems™, RESET™, suitability screening, pathway allocation and long-term movement resilience.
This page brings together the deeper thinking behind Back Pain Systems™: the clinical rationale, the systems-based model and the practical screening tools that support safer pathway decisions.
The white paper explains the broader framework. The RAG Screening & Pathway Allocation Tool then helps people interpret whether the app is suitable for solo use, whether additional coaching support would be more appropriate, or whether medical assessment should come first.
Start with the white paper to understand why Back Pain Systems™ was created and how the ecosystem works.
Use the RAG tool to consider whether the app pathway is appropriate right now.
Interpret Green, Amber or Red as a routing guide, not as a diagnosis or clinical label.
A systems-based approach to movement recovery, confidence rebuilding and long-term resilience.
This white paper introduces Back Pain Systems™ as a structured, systems-based approach to back pain, movement recovery and long-term resilience.
It explores why many current back pain pathways remain too reactive, why people often lack practical movement education between clinical appointments, and how a digital app ecosystem can support guided recovery, behaviour change and self-management.
This supporting document has been added to help people, coaches and practitioners make a more informed decision about whether Back Pain Systems™ is the right next step for them or their patients.
The tool uses a Red / Amber / Green framework to support safe app-routing decisions. It is designed to sit before someone starts RESET™ or other Back Pain Systems™ content, and to be repeated if symptoms, function or medical status change.
This tool should be read as a safety and pathway guide. It does not diagnose spinal pathology, replace a GP, physiotherapy or specialist assessment, or override medical advice.
Red means there may be symptoms or changes that require medical assessment before someone proceeds into the app pathway.
This is not a failure or rejection from the system. It simply means the safest next step is clinical evaluation first.
Amber means the person may benefit from Back Pain Systems™ but should not be left to navigate the pathway entirely alone.
This may apply where fear, distress, sleep disruption, work impact or functional limitation suggests a more supported route would be appropriate.
Green means there are no red flags identified and the person appears suitable to begin the solo app pathway independently.
Green does not mean “no problem.” It means the app pathway is likely to be an appropriate starting point, with re-screening if symptoms change.
The first step is to identify whether anything requires medical review before using the app. Any red flag should stop standard app entry.
If no red flags are present, the tool considers psychosocial and functional indicators such as fear, distress, work impact, sleep disruption and daily activity limitation.
The final RAG allocation helps decide whether the person should enter the solo pathway, receive coaching support, or seek medical assessment before app use.
Read this first if you want to understand the thinking behind Back Pain Systems™. It explains the systems-based approach, why back pain care needs more structured movement education, and how RESET™ sits within the wider app ecosystem.
This is the best starting point for organisations, practitioners, coaches and users who want the bigger picture before deciding whether the app is relevant to them.
Read this once you understand the model and want to decide whether Back Pain Systems™ is the right pathway for a specific person, patient, client or group.
It should be interpreted as a structured suitability screen: Red means medical review first, Amber means supported app use is recommended, and Green means the solo pathway may be appropriate.
These documents are designed to help different audiences understand the Back Pain Systems™ model and make better pathway decisions.
Use the white paper to understand the model, then use the RAG tool to consider whether the app is the right next step for you right now.
Use the RAG tool to support safer conversations about readiness, pacing, support needs and referral boundaries.
Use the documents to understand how Back Pain Systems™ may sit alongside clinical care, education and supported self-management.
Use both documents to consider how a scalable movement-health pathway could support workforce, wellbeing or patient-facing programmes.
Reframing hands-on musculoskeletal assessment as a clinician-reported outcome measurement challenge, rather than a technique debate.
Exploring how movement literacy, early screening and structured recovery systems may reduce future musculoskeletal burden.
Examining the role of the clinician’s own body, perception and nervous system in the quality of hands-on clinical data collection.
Back Pain Systems™ gives you connected pathways to understand, support and rebuild your body — beginning with RESET™, the foundation pathway for calming flare-ups, rebuilding confidence and reducing relapse risk.
Back Pain Systems™ and RESET™ are educational and movement-support frameworks. They do not replace personalised medical assessment, emergency care or advice from your own healthcare provider.
