Virtual reality for the treatment of neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injuries: A scoping review

PD Austin, PJ Siddall - The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Virtual and augmented imagery are emerging technologies with potential to reduce
the severity and impact of neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Objective …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality for spinal cord injury-associated neuropathic pain: systematic review

B Chi, B Chau, E Yeo, P Ta - Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Treatment of spinal cord injury (SCI)-associated neuropathic pain is
challenging, with limited efficacy and no definitive options, and SCI patients often show …

[HTML][HTML] A therapeutic matrix: virtual reality as a clinical tool for spinal cord injury-induced neuropathic pain

E Leemhuis, V Giuffrida, AM Giannini, M Pazzaglia - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain (NP) is a chronic, debilitating, and resistant form of pain. The onset rate of
NP following spinal cord injuries (SCI) is high and may reduce the quality of life more than …

The short-term effects of head-mounted virtual-reality on neuropathic pain intensity in people with spinal cord injury pain: a randomised cross-over pilot study

PD Austin, A Craig, JW Middleton, Y Tran, DSJ Costa… - Spinal Cord, 2021 - nature.com
Study design Within-subject, randomised cross-over trial. Objectives To determine whether a
commercially available 3D head-mounted (HMD) virtual reality (VR) device results in …

[HTML][HTML] An exploratory EEG analysis on the effects of virtual reality in people with neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury

Y Tran, P Austin, C Lo, A Craig, JW Middleton… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injury is thought to be due to altered central
neuronal activity. A novel therapeutic intervention using virtual reality (VR) head-mounted …

Virtual reality–augmented neurorehabilitation improves motor function and reduces neuropathic pain in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury

M Villiger, D Bohli, D Kiper, P Pyk… - … and neural repair, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Neurorehabilitation interventions to improve lower limb function and
neuropathic pain have had limited success in people with chronic, incomplete spinal cord …

[HTML][HTML] Go virtual to get real: virtual reality as a resource for spinal cord treatment

E Leemhuis, RM Esposito, L De Gennaro… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasingly, refined virtual reality (VR) techniques allow for the simultaneous and coherent
stimulation of multiple sensory and motor domains. In some clinical interventions, such as …

Virtual and augmented reality in the treatment of phantom limb pain: A literature review

J Dunn, E Yeo, P Moghaddampour, B Chau… - …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Phantom limb pain (PLP), the perception of discomfort in a limb no longer
present, commonly occurs following amputation. A variety of interventions have been …

Efficacy of virtual reality rehabilitation after spinal cord injury: a systematic review

AVL De Araújo, JFO Neiva… - BioMed research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Spinal cord injury (SCI) is often associated with long‐term impairments related
to functional limitations in the sensorimotor system. The use of virtual reality (VR) technology …

Effects of visual illusion and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury: A randomised controlled cross-over trial

Ç Özkul, M Kılınç, SA Yıldırım… - Journal of back and …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a common consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI). No
therapeutic drugs or drug groups are proven to be superior for neuropathic pain and …