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Papers: 23 Sep 2023 - 29 Sep 2023

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology, Review


Human Studies, Medical Devices, Neurobiology

PAIN TYPE:
CRPS, Psychological/Comorbidities


2023


Front Neurol


37745669


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Virtual reality in managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): a scoping review.

Authors

Arcos-Holzinger M, Biebl JT, Storz C, Gutmann M, Azad SC, Holzapfel BM, Kraft E

Abstract

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a severe pain disorder that does not yet have a specific treatment. Patients with CRPS not only suffer from a wide range of symptoms that affect their quality of life but also present psychological affections to the way they see their body and specifically their affected limb. Virtual Reality (VR) modalities have become a targeted treatment for chronic pain and in the case of CRPS, may be a valuable approach to the mechanisms that affect these patients.