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Virtual reality in the treatment of pain

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Many medical procedures produce acute pain that in most cases is quite disturbing for the individual. \nMedication is the treatment of choice for acute pain. However, given the involvement of psychological aspects \nin the experience of pain, psychological techniques are being used as an effective adjunct to alleviate pain \nrelated to medical procedures. In the last years a new technology is demonstrating an enormous potential in \nthis field: Virtual Reality (VR) distraction. In this article we review studies that explore the efficacy of immersive \nVR distraction in reducing pain related to different medical procedures. We include clinical studies and \nanalogue studies with healthy participants. We discuss the results achieved by these studies and recommend \nfuture directions of VR pain control research.

Source: LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)

Authors: Cristina Botella, Amanda Díaz-García, Rosa M. Baños, Soledad Quero, Juana Bretón

Language: English

Topic: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2288169773

FWCI: 1.529

Cites: 26

Cited by: 25

Related to: 10