ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Go Virtual to Get Real: Virtual Reality as a Resource for Spinal Cord Treatment.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07254767 (Combination of Visuo-proprioceptive Virtual Walking and Neuromodulation to Reduce Neuropathic Pain in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Combination of Visuo-proprioceptive Virtual Walking and Neuromodulation to Reduce Neuropathic Pain in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of virtual reality on psychological distress in individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions in Patients with Ataxic Conditions: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Leap Motion Controller Video Game-Based Therapy for Upper Extremity Motor Recovery in Patients with Central Nervous System Diseases. A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- Design Recommendations for Virtual Reality-Based Upper Limb Exercises From People With Tetraplegia and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Specialists: Focus Group Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- Differential brain reorganization in chronic cervical spinal cord injury and its relation to motor versus sensory impairments: a preliminary investigation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Chronic Pain Modulates Empathic Responses in People with Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Immediate effect of alone and combined virtual reality, gait-like muscle vibration and transcranial direct current stimulation on neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury: a pilot study.Spinal cord series and cases · 2024Article
- Virtual Reality as a Therapeutic Tool in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Evaluation and Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Do Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Benefit from Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality Cognitive Training? Preliminary Results from an Exploratory Study on an Underestimated Problem.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Integrated Neuroregenerative Techniques for Plasticity of the Injured Spinal Cord.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Future Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury: The Challenges of Nanomedicine, Supplements or Opportunities?Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Rethinking the Body in the Brain after Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Embodiment Comfort Levels During Motor Imagery Training Combined With Immersive Virtual Reality in a Spinal Cord Injury Patient.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- A Therapeutic Matrix: Virtual Reality as a Clinical Tool for Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Restorative Environment on the Emotional and Cognitive Recovery of Individuals with Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety and Depression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Rebuilding Body-Brain Interaction from the Vagal Network in Spinal Cord Injuries.Brain sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
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 those related to spinal cord injuries (SCIs), the impact of VR on people's multisensory perception, movements, attitudes, and even modulations of socio-cognitive aspects of their behavior may influence every phase of their rehabilitation treatment, from the acute to chronic stages. This work describes the potential advantages of using first-person-perspective VR to treat SCIs and its implications for manipulating sensory-motor feedback to alter body signals. By situating a patient with SCI in a virtual environment, sensorial perceptions and motor intention can be enriched into a more coherent bodily experience that also promotes processes of neural regeneration and plasticity. In addition to the great potential of research, the most significant areas of interest concern is managing neuropathic pain, motor rehabilitation, and psychological well-being.
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