An Interactive Gaming-based Intervention for Back Pain

Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking * Back pain subject-rated \> 3 on an 11 point visual-analog scale (0-10), with pain reported for a time \> 6 months * Able to commit to all study visits * Low back pain attributable to mechanical etiology as opposed to infectious, neoplastic, or inflammatory causes. * BMI ≤ 40 * Familiar with tablet use Exclusion Criteria: * Vision or mobility impairment interfering with the performance of the interactive games * Current or anticipated receipt of payments from Worker's Compensation or other insurance for disability attributed to low back pain * Additional treatment for back pain during the period of the study, such as acupuncture * Unresolved musculoskeletal pathology of the lower limbs * Severe radiculopathic pain * Alcohol or substance abuse * Prior discectomy or implantation of rods, screws or plates (bulging disc without radicular pain is not exclusionary; hip or shoulder replacement is not exclusionary) * Current medication with coumadin or prednisone, chronic use of steroid medications, daily use of narcotic analgesics, or estrogen supplementation, tricyclic anti-depressants (if not on a regular steady dose at least one month prior to enrollment), or any substance that could impair balance. * Current diagnosis of: 1. Balance problems due to vestibular or other neurological impairments. 2. Osteoporosis (Osteopenia is not an exclusionary condition) 3. Fibromyalgia 4. Severe or progressive neurological deficits, including neuromotor impairment 5. Any hypercoagulation condition 6. Eczema, Psoriasis, or skin infections, and deep vein thrombosis 7. Burns or other acute trauma including unhealed bone fractures or open wounds 8. Psychiatric illness not well controlled, or current episode of exacerbated major depressive disorder 9. Rheumatoid arthritis * Any other major medical condition that would impair the subject's ability to complete the study visits * Any other major medical condition that has not been stabilized, or that would impair the subject's ability to complete the activities required by the study