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

JMIR Medical Informatics
Bernie GarrettPaul McDade

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) therapy has been successfully used as an adjunct therapy for the management of acute pain in adults and children, and evidence of potential efficacy in other health applications is growing. However, minimal research exists on the value of VR as an intervention for chronic pain. This case series examined the value of VR to be used as an adjunctive therapy for chronic pain patients in their own homes. An exploratory approach using a case series and personal interviews was used. Ten chronic pain patients received VR therapy for 30 min on alternate days for 1 month. Pre- and postexposure (immediately afterwards, 3 h, and at 24 h) pain assessment was recorded using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), and weekly using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and Self-completed Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs pain scale (S-LANSS). Terminal semistructured personal interviews with the patients were also undertaken. Of the 8 patients who completed the study, 5 of them reported that pain was reduced during the VR experience but no overall treatment difference in pain scores postexposure was observed. VR was not associated with any serious adverse events, although 60% of patients reported some cybersickness duri...Continue Reading

References

Nov 19, 1965·Science·R Melzack, P D Wall
Jan 1, 1984·Behaviour Research and Therapy·F J Heide, T D Borkovec
Apr 1, 1997·Research in Nursing & Health·S ThorneJ MacDonald-Emes
May 30, 1998·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·J A Astin
Mar 18, 2000·Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine·M J Davis, M E Addis
Mar 31, 2000·The Clinical Journal of Pain·E K BreivikE Skovlund
Feb 15, 2002·Brain : a Journal of Neurology·Susanna J BantickIrene Tracey
Feb 15, 2002·Oncology Nursing Forum·Suzanne Sander WintCathie E Guzzetta
Sep 17, 2002·International Journal of Nursing Studies·Sally ThorneAnnette Schultz
Jan 15, 2004·Oncology Nursing Forum·Susan M SchneiderDeborah Talaba
Feb 5, 2004·Family Practice·Blair H SmithUNKNOWN Royal College of General Practitioners' Oral Contraception Study
Mar 18, 2005·The Journal of Pain : Official Journal of the American Pain Society·Michael I BennettJean Potter
Feb 7, 2006·The Journal of Pain : Official Journal of the American Pain Society·Michael W StroudDiana D Cardenas
Jun 27, 2007·Psychological Bulletin·Robert J GatchelDennis C Turk
Aug 2, 2007·Journal of Burn Care & Research : Official Publication of the American Burn Association·Björn van TwillertAlbertus W Faber
Aug 23, 2007·Cyberpsychology & Behavior : the Impact of the Internet, Multimedia and Virtual Reality on Behavior and Society·Jeffrey I GoldDavid A Thomas
Oct 6, 2007·Human Factors·Omar MerhiThomas A Stoffregen
Feb 5, 2009·Disability and Rehabilitation·Jonathan ColeDavid Henderson Slater
Nov 17, 2009·Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine·Frederick BonatoStephen Palmisano
Aug 10, 2010·Medical Hypotheses·V S Ramachandran, Elizabeth L Seckel
Dec 21, 2011·Pain Research & Management : the Journal of the Canadian Pain Society = Journal De La Société Canadienne Pour Le Traitement De La Douleur·Donald SchopflocherRoman Jovey
Jun 5, 2012·The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis·Gary ElkinsWilliam Fisher
Mar 19, 2013·Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking·Cristina BotellaMiguel Angel Belmonte
Feb 4, 2014·PloS One·Maaike J de BoerRobbert Sanderman
Jul 12, 2016·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Fadel Zeidan, David R Vago
Sep 17, 2016·JMIR Serious Games·James S ThomasStevan Walkowski

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Feb 2, 2019·The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine·Philip D Austin, Philip J Siddall
Aug 28, 2019·Nursing Research·Allen McLeanNathaniel Osgood
Sep 21, 2017·Frontiers in Neuroscience·Yacine BenyoucefAmani Chassagneux
May 23, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·María Mar Lopez-RodriguezIsabel María Fernández-Medina
Oct 20, 2018·JMIR Serious Games·Bernie GarrettCrystal Sun
Jun 18, 2020·Journal of Pain Research·Floriane RousseauxAudrey Vanhaudenhuyse
Apr 24, 2020·Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation·Thomas MatheveAnnick Timmermans
Jan 1, 2019·OTJR : Occupation, Participation and Health·Sara BenhamNamrata Grampurohit
Nov 7, 2019·Nursing Research·Allen McLeanNathaniel Osgood
Feb 12, 2021·Journal of Child Health Care : for Professionals Working with Children in the Hospital and Community·Emanuela TiozzoMassimiliano Raponi
Feb 19, 2021·Pain Medicine : the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine·Raul Marques PereiraAna Barbosa
Oct 16, 2021·Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking·Phillip BrownVaughan Powell

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

Subnautica
SPSS
Nvivo
LANSS
PainBC

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

European Journal of Oncology Nursing : the Official Journal of European Oncology Nursing Society
Sang Chul LeeDa Jeong Lee
Journal of Physiotherapy
Nolwenn Poquet, Christine Lin
Pain Medicine : the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
Rabia Koc, A Kemal Erdemoglu
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved