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Virtual reality for pain relief

18.08.2016

American startup AppliedVR is developing VR games designed to distract patients in pain; perhaps in the future we will play such games instead of swallowing pills.

Trials are being conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The last game tested was Bear Blast, in which the user has to throw bombs at cartoon bears. The game was tested by 60 people, including those suffering from abdominal pain with pancreatitis and chest pain with pneumonia. They noted pain relief of up to 4 on a 10-point scale: doctors say this indicator is not too different from that achieved with painkillers, including opiates.

In total, three "pain-relieving" applications for virtual reality have been written: they must work before, during and after medical procedures. In particular, the virtual world is supposed to help patients take their mind off pain during burn treatment when traditional pain relief is ineffective.

However, it remains to be seen whether VR technologies actually help fight pain: Cedars-Sinai and AppliedVR have already planned a controlled study with a large number of patients. Doctors warn that virtual reality, like any new technology, should not be overestimated.

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