ArticleVirtual reality2026
Virtual reality enhances affective valence and attentional dissociation during exercise but not exercise-induced hypoalgesia.
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The analgesic potential of virtual reality has been demonstrated in acute and chronic pain populations, where it is often employed as a distraction tool or integrated into virtually delivered biopsychosocial pain management plans. However, the extent to which virtual reality can augment exercise-induced hypoalgesia remains underexplored. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of virtual reality on experimentally-induced pain (using cuff pressure algometry), as well as affective and perceptual responses, to moderate-intensity cycle ergometer exercise. A counterbalanced within-subjects design was employed and 19 healthy, pain-free adults completed 20-min exercise bouts at ventilatory threshold under two conditions: virtual reality and control. A one-way repeated measures ANOVA indicated a significant main effect of assessment for pressure detection threshold (
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