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Virtual Reality as an Adjunct Home Therapy in Chronic Pain Management: An Exploratory Study.

Bernie GarrettTarnia TavernerPaul McDade
Published in: JMIR medical informatics (2017)
Of note is that the majority of these study participants reported a reduction in pain while using the VR but with highly individualized responses. One patient also reported some short-term improved mobility following VR use. Some evidence was found for the short-term efficacy of VR in chronic pain but no evidence for persistent benefits.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • virtual reality
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • spinal cord
  • cell therapy
  • replacement therapy
  • postoperative pain