My name is Jayne McDonald, and I have battled with lower back pain for many years. The pain was so disruptive that at times I carried a cushion around with me because sitting on hard chairs was unbearable. In my back rehab journey I had repeated visits to physio's that kept focussing on strengthening muscles. Whilst I did in fact get stronger, it did nothing to improve my back pain. In time I found "The Big 3" back exercises created by Prof. Stuart McGill was the only effective regime that helped. During the exercises it was easy to lose track of counting through the cycle and repetitions. It was then that I envisioned creating an audio fitness timer specifically for the exercises, to count the seconds, repetitions and exercise cycles for me, and to help others who suffer like I do.

I began working on an app. A few years earlier, I had started learning Unity IDE and programming with C#. Armed with this knowledge, I began developing Back Restore. My time was spent coding, sometimes lying on my stomach on the couch with my laptop propped up in front of me because sitting was too painful. Despite the challenges and moments of doubt, my determination never wavered.

This journey led to the creation of a back fitness timer based on the three easy, but effective postural control exercises that have been a catalyst for my recovery journey. My goal is simple: to provide a tool that could assist with the three back exercises and improve back health. I have since expanded on the app from a single purpose timer to now incorporate the targeted exercises with mental wellness, expert back pain insights from leading medical science, and an empathy AI agent coach to for a complete approach to back health.

For me, its not just about overcoming my own pain; it also about offering hope and relief to others. You don't have to have back pain to use this app, you can safe guard future back problems by using this every week day as preventative maintenance. I hope my app can help others on their path to better back health.

Back Restore App