By Lingjun Kong Recently, Virtual Reality (VR) has been increasingly attracting attention in China from the government, the research community, and technology developers. As a relatively new technology in China,…read more →
By José Luis Mosso et al. Studies now support that Virtual Reality (VR) immersion can act as an effective tool to distract a patient during painful medical procedures. Further research…read more →
By Azucena Garcia Palacios et al. Chronic pain includes a wide range of medical conditions which cause a negative impact on the patient’s quality of life and is becoming an…read more →
By Andreas Mühlberger and Paul Pauli Distraction techniques are frequently used for pain management. However, it is still a matter of controversy which components are necessary to enhance distraction during…read more →
By Mimi Tse The concept of Snoezelen, or a sensory environment, was first highlighted by two Dutch scientists working with learning disabilities. The word Snoezelen means “to sniff” and “to…read more →
By Melba C. Stetz et al. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as, “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue…read more →
By Kate Miller et al. Despite current distraction techniques showing mixed results for pain management across a range of medical procedures, clinicians continue to use them. Literature in the procedural…read more →
By José Gutierrez-Maldonado In past years, research on the use of virtual reality (VR) in pain has received considerable support in Spain due to financial aid calls for research on…read more →
By Hunter Hoffman Why does a child getting wound care while in the virtual world, SnowWorld, behave as if they are not even in the hospital, when the child knows…read more →
➣ Daniel Stevens With the national motto of “Plus Ultra,” meaning “Further Beyond,” it only seems fitting that cybertherapy found its way into the Mediterraneanbased country of Spain. With…read more →