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Immersive virtual reality distraction therapy can reduce pain in hospitalized patients with cancer, a new study suggests. Immersive virtual reality distraction therapy can reduce pain in hospitalized patients with cancer, a new study suggests.
VR distraction therapy could be a useful non-pharmacologic alternative, study suggests
VR provides more nonpharmacologic pain relief than an active control, and the benefit was sustained. VR provides more nonpharmacologic pain relief than an active control, and the benefit was sustained.
A new study has found that virtual reality sessions lasting just 10 minutes could be used to reduce the pain of cancer patients, with the effects lasting up to the following day
Researchers found VR sessions lessened the pain and continued to have a positive effect up to the following day.