Function offers a digital program that provides lasting relief from lower back pain through daily exercises and education based on current pain science. The platform delivers personalized guidance to help users manage and reduce their chronic pain.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Over 100 million individuals experience persistent lower back pain, which is often misunderstood and mistreated by common medical approaches. Traditional treatments frequently fail to address the multiple factors contributing to chronic pain, leading to ineffective, short-term solutions and, in some cases, dependence-inducing interventions. This results in lower back pain remaining the leading cause of disability worldwide.
Solution
Function offers a digital program designed to provide lasting relief from persistent lower back pain by retraining the nervous system through a multidisciplinary approach. The program combines pain education with physical, mental health, and lifestyle-related exercises, addressing the biological, psychological, and lifestyle-related causes of pain. Function's approach helps users understand their pain, integrate new knowledge into their daily lives, and gradually reduce pain over the long term with just 10 minutes of daily training. The program aims to correct the healthcare system's over-emphasis on physical signals and under-emphasis on other contributing factors.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes individuals experiencing persistent lower back pain, as well as employers seeking to improve employee productivity and reduce healthcare spending related to back pain.
Features
- Daily exercises that address biological, psychological, and lifestyle-related causes of pain
- Short lessons to help users understand their pain and its influencing factors
- Multidisciplinary approach intertwining pain education with physical and mental health exercises
- Program designed to retrain the nervous system to produce less pain over time
- Convenient 10-minute daily routine that can be done anywhere without special tools or consultations
- Content grounded in the latest pain science and medical guidelines