Virtual reality assisted non-pharmacological treatments in chronic pain management: a systematic review and quantitative meta-analysis

S Grassini - International journal of environmental research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Virtual reality (VR) is a developing technology that has recently attracted the attention of
healthcare practitioners. Recently, VR systems have been used to treat pain symptoms. The …

Virtual reality in the treatment of adults with chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

B Brea-Gomez, I Torres-Sanchez, A Ortiz-Rubio… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Virtual reality (VR) can present advantages in the treatment of chronic low back pain. The
objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to analyze the effectiveness of VR …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling negative expectations and nocebo-related effects in musculoskeletal pain

G Rossettini, A Colombi, E Carlino, M Manoni… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This Perspective adapts the ViolEx Model, a framework validated in several clinical
conditions, to better understand the role of expectations in the recovery and/or maintenance …

[HTML][HTML] Pain reduction with an immersive digital therapeutic tool in women living with endometriosis-related pelvic pain: randomized controlled trial

B Merlot, G Dispersyn, Z Husson… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background Chronic pelvic pain is a common and disabling condition in women living with
endometriosis. Pharmacological and surgical treatments are not always effective at …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality intervention for patients with neck pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Q Guo, LIM Zhang, C Gui, G Chen, Y Chen… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Neck pain is a prevalent condition that causes an enormous health care burden
due to the lack of efficient therapies. As a promising technology, virtual reality (VR) has …

The effects of virtual reality technology on reducing pain in wound care: A meta‐analysis and systematic review

ZH He, HM Yang, RD Dela Rosa… - International wound …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Virtual reality (VR) technology has been widely used in clinical nursing care in recent years.
We aimed to systematically evaluate the effect and safety of VR technology on pain control …

[PDF][PDF] Systematic multi-omics cell line profiling uncovers principles of Ewing sarcoma fusion oncogene-mediated gene regulation

MF Orth, D Surdez, T Faehling, AC Ehlers, A Marchetto… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Ewing sarcoma (EwS) is characterized by EWSR1-ETS fusion transcription factors
converting polymorphic GGAA microsatellites (mSats) into potent neo-enhancers. Although …

Similarities and differences between immersive virtual reality, real world, and computer screens: a systematic scoping review in human behavior studies

D Hepperle, M Wölfel - Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the broader field of human behavior studies, there are several trade-offs for on-site
experiments. To be tied to a specific location can limit both the availability and diversity of …

[HTML][HTML] Pain Reduction With an Immersive Digital Therapeutic in Women Living With Endometriosis-Related Pelvic Pain: At-Home Self-Administered Randomized …

B Merlot, V Elie, A Périgord, Z Husson, A Jubert… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background The management of chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis is
complex and includes the long-term use of opioids. Patients not fully responsive to drugs or …

Moral equivalence in the metaverse

A Grinbaum, L Adomaitis - NanoEthics, 2022 - Springer
Are digital subjects in virtual reality morally equivalent to human subjects? We divide this
problem into two questions bearing, respectively, on cognitive and emotional equivalence …