ArticleNeural plasticity2021
The Effect of Virtual Reality Training on Anticipatory Postural Adjustments in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Preliminary Study.
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- Efficacy of Various Virtual Reality Exposure Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Immersive and Nonimmersive Virtual Reality-Assisted Active Training in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Virtual Reality-Based Training in Chronic Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic Review to Inform a World Health Organization (WHO) Clinical Practice Guideline: Benefits and Harms of Structured Exercise Programs for Chronic Primary Low Back Pain in Adults.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Virtual Reality Assisted Non-Pharmacological Treatments in Chronic Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of exercises done with virtual reality glasses on pain, daily life activities, and quality of life of individuals with lumbar disc hernia: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Comparing virtual reality and balance training effects on postural strategies during ball kicking in soccer players with chronic ankle instability.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Effect of Using VR Game-Based Training to Correct Lumbar Curve in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of kinetic adaptations in gait initiation following exergaming and balance training in athletes with chronic ankle instability.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Acupuncture Combined with Core Stability Exercise for Pain, Function, and Postural Control Impairments in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Virtual Reality Training for Balance in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Effects of Virtual Reality on Adults Diagnosed with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Virtual reality-based therapy for chronic low back and neck pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2024Article
- Comparative Study of Anticipatory Postural Adjustments between Normal and Cervical Myelopathy Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Rehabilitation Using Digital Healthcare on Musculoskeletal Pain and Quality of Life.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Mawangdui-Guidance Qigong Exercise for patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objectives: This study is aimed at exploring the effects of virtual reality (VR) training on postural control, measured by anticipatory and compensatory postural adjustments (APAs and CPAs, respectively), in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP) and the potential neuromuscular mechanism of VR training. Methods: Thirty-four patients were recruited and randomly assigned to the VR group ( Results: A significant interaction effect of time × group was observed on the activation time of TrA ( Conclusions: Patients with CNLBP showed reciprocal muscle activation patterns of the TrA and MF muscles after VR training. VR training may be a potential intervention for enhancing the APAs of the patients with CNLBP.
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