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 …

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 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 …

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 …

[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 …

Virtual reality improves embodiment and neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury

P Pozeg, E Palluel, R Ronchi, M Solcà… - Neurology, 2017 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To investigate changes in body ownership and chronic neuropathic pain in
patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) using multisensory own body illusions and virtual reality …

Virtual reality and pain management: current trends and future directions

A Li, Z Montaño, VJ Chen, JI Gold - Pain management, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Virtual reality (VR) has been used to manage pain and distress associated with a wide
variety of known painful medical procedures. In clinical settings and experimental studies …

The neurobiology of virtual reality pain attenuation

JI Gold, KA Belmont, DA Thomas - CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2007 - liebertpub.com
During the past decade, virtual reality (VR) has gained recognition as a means of
attenuating pain during medical procedures. However, while investigators have examined …

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 …

Virtual reality as a clinical tool for pain management

A Pourmand, S Davis, A Marchak, T Whiteside… - Current pain and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To evaluate the use of virtual reality (VR) therapies as a clinical
tool for the management of acute and chronic pain. Recent Findings Recent articles support …