ArticleJournal of pain research2020
Embodiment in Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Case Series.
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The Impact of Innovative Technology Strategies on Implementing Exercise Programs Using Fully Immersive Virtual Reality for Postpartum Women
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality-Based Rehabilitation Therapy on Reducing the Degree of Pain Experienced by Individuals with Low Back Pain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Virtual Reality Interventions and Chronic Pain: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Integration of Conventional and Virtual Reality Approaches in Augmented Reality for Theory-Based Psychoeducational Intervention Design for Chronic Low Back Pain: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Virtual embodiment training is associated with relative alpha power modulation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Feasibility and user experience of augmented reality psychoeducation and mindfulness body scan for chronic low back pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Integrating Telemedicine and Embodied Virtual Reality: A Novel Functional Training Intervention for Chronic Shoulder Pain.Journal of medical extended reality · 2025Article
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- Virtual Reality as a Therapeutic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Evaluation and Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Effects of Embodiment in Virtual Reality for Treatment of Chronic Pain: Pilot Open-Label Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Remote cognitive behavioral therapy utilizing an in-home virtual reality toolkit (Vx Therapy) reduces pain, anxiety, and depression in patients with chronic cervical and lumbar spondylytic pain: A potential alternative to opioids in multimodal pain management.North American Spine Society journal · 2023Article
- Novel Therapies for Centralized Pain: a Brief Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Review
- Virtual Reality Applications in Chronic Pain Management: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JMIR serious games · 2022Review
- Digital Therapeutic Care and Decision Support Interventions for People With Low Back Pain: Systematic Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2021Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeWe describe two case studies that use embodiment in virtual reality as a treatment for chronic low back pain. The purpose of this case series was to determine the feasibility of a novel virtual reality-based digital therapeutic for the treatment of chronic pain. PATIENTS AND
methodsTwo patients with chronic low back pain received seven sessions, two sessions per week, of a novel digital therapeutic that combines virtual embodiment with graded motor imagery to deliver functional rehabilitation exercises using an off-the-shelf virtual reality system. Pain intensity was measured using a visual analog scale before and after each session to get an indication whether individual sessions of virtual embodiment training decrease pain intensity. Pain catastrophizing scale was assessed before the first session and after the seventh session to determine the extent to which virtual embodiment training can improve psychological symptoms of chronic low back pain.
resultsIn both patients, pain intensity was improved after individual sessions of virtual embodiment training as measured by a paired
conclusionThis case series provides evidence that embodiment in virtual reality improves symptoms of persistent chronic low back pain. We propose a mechanism by which virtual embodiment may improve chronic pain symptoms by recontextualizing sensory feedback from the body as patients engage in functional rehabilitation exercises while in virtual reality.
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