The effects of interactive virtual reality in patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Kantha, JJ Lin, WL Hsu - Games for Health Journal, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Interactive virtual reality (iVR) has been widely used for treatment purposes in
patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders. However, no consensus has been reached …

The challenges and perspectives of the integration between virtual and augmented reality and manual therapies

F Cerritelli, M Chiera, M Abbro, V Megale… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have been combined with physical
rehabilitation and psychological treatments to improve patients' emotional reactions, body …

Effects of virtual reality versus exercise on pain, functional, somatosensory and psychosocial outcomes in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain: a randomized …

D Morales Tejera, H Beltran-Alacreu… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Virtual reality (VR) applied to patients with neck pain is a promising
intervention to produce positive effects when used alone or combined with exercise …

Feasibility and acceptability of virtual reality for cancer pain in people receiving palliative care: a randomised cross-over study

PD Austin, PJ Siddall, MR Lovell - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Context Pain management in palliative care remains inadequate; the development of
innovative therapeutic options is needed. Objectives To determine the feasibility and …

A prospective, double-blind, pilot, randomized, controlled trial of an “embodied” virtual reality intervention for adults with low back pain

C Eccleston, E Fisher, S Liikkanen, T Sarapohja… - Pain, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Adults with chronic low back pain, disability, moderate-to-severe pain, and high fear of
movement and reinjury were recruited into a trial of a novel, automated, digital therapeutics …

An exploratory EEG analysis on the effects of virtual reality in people with neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury

Y Tran, P Austin, C Lo, A Craig, JW Middleton… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injury is thought to be due to altered central
neuronal activity. A novel therapeutic intervention using virtual reality (VR) head-mounted …

The short-term effects of head-mounted virtual-reality on neuropathic pain intensity in people with spinal cord injury pain: a randomised cross-over pilot study

PD Austin, A Craig, JW Middleton, Y Tran, DSJ Costa… - Spinal Cord, 2021 - nature.com
Study design Within-subject, randomised cross-over trial. Objectives To determine whether a
commercially available 3D head-mounted (HMD) virtual reality (VR) device results in …

Clinical Applications of Virtual Reality in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review

E Chaplin, C Karatzios, C Benaim - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: VR is based on a virtual world that creates sounds effects and videos that
replace the real environment. Arising literature shows VR efficacy in the field of neurological …

Effectiveness of virtual reality‐based balance and gait in older adults with fear of movement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Percy, T Phillips, F Torres… - Physiotherapy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To summarize the current evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
regarding the effectiveness of Virtual Reality (VR) training and functional mobility in older …

[HTML][HTML] Immersive virtual reality to improve outcomes in veterans with stroke: protocol for a single-arm pilot study

JE Tran, CA Fowler, J Delikat, H Kaplan… - JMIR research …, 2021 - researchprotocols.org
Background Over the last decade, virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a cutting-edge
technology in stroke rehabilitation. VR is defined as a type of computer-user interface that …