Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality as a Distraction From Pain During Medical Procedures
March 22, 2018Virtual reality appears to be an effective distraction intervention to relieve pain and distress during various medical procedures.
Virtual Reality Reduces Pain in Children During Routine Blood Draw
November 17, 2017Virtual reality was shown to reduce pain and anxiety compared with standard of care during routine blood draws in children and adolescents.
Virtual Reality Effective on Spinal Cord Injury-Related Chronic Neuropathic Pain
November 13, 2017The use of virtual reality (VR) and multisensory stimulation in patients with spinal cord injury promotes mild relief from chronic neuropathic pain and represents a potentially helpful addition to SCI neurorehabilitation management.
Virtual Reality for Pain Relief: Understanding the Underlying Mechanisms
October 16, 2017Virtual reality technology may relieve pain through neurophysiologic changes related to conditioning and exposure, in addition to mechanisms involving distraction.
Virtual Reality for Pain Management: A Weapon Against the Opioid Epidemic?
September 05, 2017Virtual reality is on the verge of revolutionizing pain management, including on the chronic pain front, and may offer a new way to combat the opioid crisis.
Virtual Reality Technology for Hospital Pain Management
April 14, 2017The use of virtual reality technology was superior to standard controlled distraction therapy for the management of pain in hospitalized patients.
Five New Technologies for Pain Management
October 19, 2016We explore 5 technologies recently developed to manage pain.
Clinical Pain Advisor Articles
- Two Screening Tools May Accurately Predict Transition From Acute to Chronic Low Back Pain
- Tools to Address the Opioid Crisis
- Methamphetamine Use on the Rise in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
- Operant Learning May Provide More Benefits Than Energy Conservation in Fibromyalgia
- Half of the Responders to Our Poll Agree With the Approval of Dsuvia: We Want to Hear From You
- The Unintended Consequences of the CDC Opioid Guideline According to Pain Management Specialists
- Initial Consultation for Neck Pain May Reduce Opioid Consumption, Healthcare Utilization
- FDA-Approved Test Provides Pharmacogenetic Reports Directly to Consumers
- Set of Interventions May Effectively Reduce Opioid Overprescribing
- Cannabinoid-Associated Analgesia May Be Mediated Through Modulation of Affective Processes
- FDA Panel Votes in Favor of Abuse-Deterrent Oxycodone Reformulation
- FDA Proposes New Restrictions on Sale of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems
- Central Sensitization in Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
- Pain Acceptance May Reduce Headache-Related Disability in Migraine
- FDA Issues Safety Alert Regarding Intrathecal Delivery of Pain Meds
