[HTML][HTML] Role of immersive virtual reality in motor behaviour decision-making in chronic pain patients

J Guerra-Armas, M Flores-Cortes, C Pineda-Galan… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Primary chronic pain is a major contributor to disability worldwide, with an estimated
prevalence of 20–33% of the world's population. The high socio-economic impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality in health science education: professors' perceptions

Á Antón-Sancho, P Fernández-Arias… - Multimodal Technologies …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience in a three-dimensional (3D) computer-
simulated world. Recent advances in technology position VR as a multipurpose technology …

[HTML][HTML] Sensorimotor Uncertainty of Immersive Virtual Reality Environments for People in Pain: Scoping Review

M Flores-Cortes, J Guerra-Armas, C Pineda-Galan… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Decision making and action execution both rely on sensory information, and
their primary objective is to minimise uncertainty. Virtual reality (VR) introduces uncertainty …

[HTML][HTML] Do individuals with spinal cord injury benefit from semi-immersive virtual reality cognitive training? Preliminary results from an exploratory study on an …

MG Maggio, M Bonanno, A Manuli, MP Onesta… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to any part of the spinal cord, caused by traumatic or
non-traumatic events. Clinically, SCI is associated with partial or complete loss of motor …

[HTML][HTML] Exoskeletons for mobility after spinal cord injury: a personalized embodied approach

G Forte, E Leemhuis, F Favieri, M Casagrande… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Endowed with inherent flexibility, wearable robotic technologies are powerful devices that
are known to extend bodily functionality to assist people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) …

[HTML][HTML] Future treatment of neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury: the challenges of nanomedicine, supplements or opportunities?

G Forte, V Giuffrida, A Scuderi, M Pazzaglia - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain (NP) is a common chronic condition that severely affects patients with
spinal cord injuries (SCI). It impairs the overall quality of life and is considered difficult to …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking the body in the brain after spinal cord injury

E Leemhuis, V Giuffrida, ML De Martino… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are disruptive neurological events that severly affect the body
leading to the interruption of sensorimotor and autonomic pathways. Recent research …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of using remotely delivered Spring Forest Qigong to reduce neuropathic pain in adults with spinal cord injury: a pilot study

A Van de Winckel, ST Carpentier, W Deng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Approximately 69% of 299,000 Americans with spinal cord injury (SCI) suffer
debilitating chronic neuropathic pain, which is intractable to treatment. The aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated neuroregenerative techniques for plasticity of the injured spinal cord

E Leemhuis, F Favieri, G Forte, M Pazzaglia - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
On the slow path to improving the life expectancy and quality of life of patients post spinal
cord injury (SCI), recovery remains controversial. The potential role of the regenerative …

Identifying body awareness-related brain network changes after cognitive multisensory rehabilitation for neuropathic pain relief in adults with spinal cord injury …

A Van de Winckel, S Carpentier… - Topics in Spinal …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background About 69% of the 299,000 Americans living with spinal cord injury (SCI)
experience long-term debilitating neuropathic pain. New treatments are needed because …