The effectiveness of hypnosis for pain relief: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 85 controlled experimental trials

T Thompson, DB Terhune, C Oram… - Neuroscience & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The current meta-analysis aimed to quantify the effectiveness of hypnosis for reducing pain
and identify factors that influence efficacy. Six major databases were systematically …

Virtual reality as a distraction intervention to relieve pain and distress during medical procedures: a comprehensive literature review

P Indovina, D Barone, L Gallo, A Chirico… - The Clinical journal …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: This review aims to provide a framework for evaluating the utility of virtual reality
(VR) as a distraction intervention to alleviate pain and distress during medical procedures …

The effectiveness of virtual reality distraction for reducing pain: A meta-analysis.

MP Kenney, LS Milling - Psychology of Consciousness: Theory …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Virtual reality uses computer technology to immerse the individual in a multisensory, 3-
dimensional environment. This meta-analysis is the first to quantify the effect of virtual reality …

Hypnosis associated with 3D immersive virtual reality technology in the management of pain: a review of the literature

F Rousseaux, A Bicego, D Ledoux… - Journal of Pain …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Hypnosis is well documented in the literature in the management of acute and chronic pain.
Virtual reality (VR) is currently gaining credibility in the same fields as hypnosis for medical …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality and hypnosis for anxiety and pain management in intensive care units: a prospective randomised trial among cardiac surgery patients

F Rousseaux, N Dardenne, PB Massion… - European Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Virtual reality and hypnosis are little studied in complex contexts, such as
intensive care, where patients need significant physical and psychological assistance …

Application of virtual reality technology in clinical practice, teaching, and research in complementary and alternative medicine

H Guan, Y Xu, D Zhao - Evidence‐Based Complementary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The application of virtual reality (VR) in clinical settings is growing rapidly, with
encouraging results. As VR has been introduced into complementary and alternative …

Can hypnosis and virtual reality reduce anxiety, pain and fatigue among patients who undergo cardiac surgery: a randomised controlled trial

F Rousseaux, ME Faymonville, AS Nyssen… - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Background Different non-pharmacological techniques, including hypnosis and virtual
reality (VR) are currently used as complementary tools in the treatment of anxiety, acute and …

Virtual reality hypnosis in the management of pain: Self‐reported and neurophysiological measures in healthy subjects

F Rousseaux, R Panda, C Toussaint… - … Journal of Pain, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Virtual reality hypnosis (VRH) has emerged as a new and promising option for
pain management. Nonetheless, neural dynamics of pain modulation during VRH have not …

Virtual reality distraction during endoscopic urologic surgery under spinal anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial

JY Moon, J Shin, J Chung, SH Ji, S Ro… - Journal of clinical …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Sedation protocols during spinal anesthesia often involve sedative drugs associated with
complications. We investigated whether virtual reality (VR) distraction could be applied …

Sensory stimulations potentializing digital therapeutics pain control

M Fougère, J Greco-Vuilloud, C Arnous… - Frontiers in Pain …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
For the past two decades, using Digital Therapeutics (DTx) to counter painful symptoms has
emerged as a novel pain relief strategy. Several studies report that DTx significantly diminish …