Virtual reality as complementary pain therapy in hospitalized patients with sickle cell disease.

Anurag K AgrawalSimon RobertsonLiat LitwinErica TringaleMarsha J TreadwellCarolyn HoppeAnne Marsh

Published in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2018)

VR therapy was feasible in a cohort of patients with SCD admitted for VOE. In addition to standard therapies, VR may help reduce the pain experience with SCD VOE. Further study is required to determine the impact of VR therapy on opioid usage and length of stay in hospital.

Keyphrases

virtual reality
chronic pain
pain management
healthcare
neuropathic pain
stem cells
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
acute care