Cancer pain management: a narrative review of current concepts, strategies, and techniques

F Mestdagh, A Steyaert, P Lavand'homme - Current Oncology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pain is frequently reported during cancer disease, and it still remains poorly controlled in
40% of patients. Recent developments in oncology have helped to better control pain …

Effect modifiers of virtual reality in pain management: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

EJ Lier, M de Vries, EM Steggink, RPG Ten Broek… - Pain, 2023 - journals.lww.com
There is a rapidly growing body of evidence for the application of virtual reality (VR) in pain
management, however, with varying effectiveness. Little is known about patient-related and …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality intervention for patients with neck pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Q Guo, LIM Zhang, C Gui, G Chen, Y Chen… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Neck pain is a prevalent condition that causes an enormous health care burden
due to the lack of efficient therapies. As a promising technology, virtual reality (VR) has …

Designing and developing a nature-based virtual reality with heart rate variability biofeedback for surgical anxiety and pain management: evidence from total knee …

V Girishan Prabhu, L Stanley, R Morgan… - Aging & Mental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common joint surgeries, with
over a million procedures performed annually in the US. Over 70% of patients report …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

MSN Gautama, TW Huang, H Haryani - European Journal of Oncology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Immersive virtual reality (IVR) shows promise in cancer care, especially for
chemotherapy patients. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses IVR's impact on …

Virtual reality for pain management: an umbrella review

D Viderman, K Tapinova, M Dossov, S Seitenov… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background and objective Virtual reality is a promising pain control strategy for various pain
conditions. This umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses aims to evaluate …

Adjunct digital interventions improve opioid-based pain management: impact of virtual reality and mobile applications on patient-centered pharmacy care

HY Giravi, Z Biskupiak, LS Tyler, G Bulaj - Frontiers in Digital Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Digital therapeutics (DTx, mobile medical apps, software as a medical device) are rapidly
emerging as clinically effective treatments for diverse chronic diseases. For example, the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of virtual reality on pediatric pain and fear during procedures involving needles: Systematic review and meta-analysis

M Lluesma-Vidal, RC González… - JMIR Serious …, 2022 - games.jmir.org
Background: Virtual reality (VR) is used as a distraction measure during painful clinical
procedures associated with the use of needles. These procedures include vaccinations …

The bright and dark side of metaverse marketing

WM Lim, S Bansal, P Nangia… - Global Business and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The metaverse is emerging from the amalgamation of augmented and virtual reality. Given
the novelty and recency of the metaverse and its potential implications for marketing, this …

Effect of the application of virtual reality on pain reduction and cerebral blood flow in robot-assisted gait training in burn patients

SY Lee, JY Cha, JW Yoo, M Nazareno, YS Cho… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Burn injuries and their treatment are extremely painful. This study aimed to determine
whether virtual reality (VR) could reduce pain during robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) in …