Effects Of Different Virtual Reality Environmentson Experimental Pain Rating In Post-stroke individuals With And Without Pain In Comparison to Pain-free Healthy Individuals

摘要

Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-based, interactive multi-sensory simulation that occurs in real-time and has been used for pain reduction. VR can provide a means of attracting attention to a specific virtual environment or alternatively distracting attention from a painful experience. The effectiveness of VR in reducing acute procedural pain has been established; however, the effectiveness of VR for chronic pain has not been tested. In addition, it is not clear whether different VR environments have a differential effect. The objective of this pilot study was to determine whether different virtual environments had a differential effect on experimental pain rating in stroke patients with moderate to severe persistent pain.