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The Use of Virtual Reality in the Rehabilitation of Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

There has been major interest in using virtual reality (VR) as a pain-management tool. This systematic review evaluates the literature for the use of VR in the treatment of chronic […]

Relating spinal injury-induced neuropathic pain and spontaneous afferent activity to sleep and respiratory dysfunction.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) can induce dysfunction in a multitude of neural circuits including those that lead to impaired sleep, respiratory dysfunction and neuropathic pain. We used a lower thoracic […]

‘A whirlwind of everything’: The lived experience of adolescents with co-occurring chronic pain and mental health symptoms.

Co-occurring chronic pain and mental health issues are prevalent in adolescents, costly to society and can lead to increased risk of complications throughout the lifespan. While research has largely examined […]

Graded chronic pain scale revised: validation in a Veteran sample.

The Graded Chronic Pain Scale (GCPS) is frequently used in pain research and treatment to classify mild, bothersome, and high impact chronic pain. This study’s objective was to validate the […]

Durable Chronic Low Back Pain Reductions to 24-Months Post-Treatment for An Accessible, 8-Week, In-Home Behavioral Skills-Based Virtual Reality Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04415177; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04415177.

Exploring the relationship between gratitude and depression among older adults with chronic low back pain: a sequential mediation analysis.

Gratitude has been identified as a key factor in a number of positive health-related outcomes; however, the mechanisms whereby gratitude is associated with well-being among older adults with chronic pain […]

The Use of Immersive Audiovisual Distraction with Virtual Reality During Pain Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Adding tactile feedback increases avatar ownership and makes virtual reality more effective at reducing pain in a randomized crossover study.

Severe pain is a widespread health problem in need of novel treatment approaches. In the current study we used real water to give virtual objects (i.e., animated virtual water) more […]

Associations between gait performance and pain intensity, psychosocial factors, executive functions as well as prefrontal cortex activity in chronic low back pain patients: A cross-sectional fNIRS study.

Activities of daily living, such as walking, are impaired in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients compared to healthy individuals. Thereby, pain intensity, psychosocial factors, cognitive functioning and prefrontal cortex […]

A digital health intervention to support patients with chronic pain during prescription opioid tapering: a pilot randomised controlled trial.

Recent changes in opioid prescribing guidelines have led to an increasing number of patients with chronic pain being recommended to taper. However, opioid tapering can be challenging, and many patients […]

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