Investigation of the effect of the virtual reality application on experimental pain severity in healthy.

Dilek Karaman Funda Erol Dilek Yilmaz Yurdanur Dikmen

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)

This study found that the use of virtual reality was effective in reducing the level of pain in healthy individuals. This method used a smartphone with widespread availability and ease of transportation, which can be used by health professionals as a non-pharmacological method in the management of pain.

Keyphrases

virtual reality
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain