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 →
Over the past two decades, researchers have been busy designing, developing, testing, and implementing advanced technologies to successfully help those with disorders, spanning from anxiety to addiction to phantom limb pain. Scientists throughout the world are realizing the potential for technology to enhance the medical “continuum of care” beginning with prevention, training, and education and continuing through treatment and rehabilitation. In this issue, we highlight some of the advances being made in North America.