Immersive virtual reality and virtual embodiment for pain relief

M Matamala-Gomez, T Donegan, S Bottiroli… - Frontiers in human …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
A significant body of experimental evidence has demonstrated that it is possible to induce
the illusion of ownership of a fake limb or even an entire fake body using multisensory …

Neuropathic pain: diagnosis, pathophysiological mechanisms, and treatment

R Baron, A Binder, G Wasner - The Lancet Neurology, 2010 - thelancet.com
Neuropathic pain develops as a result of lesions or disease affecting the somatosensory
nervous system either in the periphery or centrally. Examples of neuropathic pain include …

Complex regional pain syndrome: practical diagnostic and treatment guidelines

RN Harden, AL Oaklander, AW Burton… - Pain …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objective This is the fourth edition of diagnostic and treatment guidelines for complex
regional pain syndrome (CRPS; aka reflex sympathetic dystrophy). Methods Expert …

Phantom motor execution facilitated by machine learning and augmented reality as treatment for phantom limb pain: a single group, clinical trial in patients with …

M Ortiz-Catalan, RA Guðmundsdóttir, MB Kristoffersen… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Phantom limb pain is a debilitating condition for which no effective treatment
has been found. We hypothesised that re-engagement of central and peripheral circuitry …

Targeting cortical representations in the treatment of chronic pain: a review

GL Moseley, H Flor - Neurorehabilitation and neural repair, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent neuroscientific evidence has confirmed the important role of cognitive and
behavioral factors in the development and treatment of chronic pain. Neuropathic and …

Psychological processing in chronic pain: a neural systems approach

LE Simons, I Elman, D Borsook - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Our understanding of chronic pain involves complex brain circuits that include sensory,
emotional, cognitive and interoceptive processing. The feed-forward interactions between …

The use of visual feedback, in particular mirror visual feedback, in restoring brain function

VS Ramachandran, EL Altschuler - Brain, 2009 - academic.oup.com
This article reviews the potential use of visual feedback, focusing on mirror visual feedback,
introduced over 15 years ago, for the treatment of many chronic neurological disorders that …

The patient-specific functional scale: psychometrics, clinimetrics, and application as a clinical outcome measure

KK Horn, S Jennings, G Richardson, D Van Vliet… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2012 - jospt.org
Study Design Systematic review of the literature. Objective To summarize peer-reviewed
literature on the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Patient-Specific Functional …

Bodily illusions in health and disease: physiological and clinical perspectives and the concept of a cortical 'body matrix'

GL Moseley, A Gallace, C Spence - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2012 - Elsevier
Illusions that induce a feeling of ownership over an artificial body or body-part have been
used to explore the complex relationships that exist between the brain's representation of …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KJ Bowering, NE O'Connell, A Tabor, MJ Catley… - The journal of Pain, 2013 - Elsevier
Graded motor imagery (GMI) is becoming increasingly used in the treatment of chronic pain
conditions. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize all evidence …