Musculoskeletal Self Help App

The Southwark MSK app (powered by getUBetter) is provided free of charge by South East London CCG for patients registered at Elm Lodge Surgery. It can be accessed on a Smartphone or on the Web and guides you day-by-day through a sequence of exercises and tips to help you get better from a range of new or recurrent musculoskeletal conditions:

  • Lower back pain
  • Back and leg pain
  • Neck Pain
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Ankle Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Soft Tissue Lower Limb Pain
  • Hip Pain


You will be referred to the app by one of our GPs or Physio, or you can self-register by clicking on this link. Please use an email address that is unique to you and select the condition you need help to manage. You will then be sent an email with all the information you need to get started.


You can download the getUBetter App to your Smartphone for easiest access or use the Webapp. If you develop another condition select your new condition from within the app and it
will be added to your account. The app will also connect you to your local; treatment, healthcare providers or support services, if needed, such as Physiotherapy.getUbetter



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