MedCity News February 9, 2024
AppliedVR released study results demonstrating VR’s ability to help patients suffering from chronic low back pain. The technology was able to increase participants’ brain coherence and help them achieve a slower breathing rate — two metrics associated with reduced pain.
Millions of Americans struggle with ongoing pain from chronic conditions — a problem that costs the U.S. an estimated $635 billion each year and has played a key role in the country’s persisting opioid crisis.
On Thursday, a healthcare virtual reality (VR) company released research that may come as good news to some patients struggling to treat their chronic pain. Van Nuys, California-based AppliedVR released study results demonstrating VR’s ability to help patients suffering from chronic low back pain, a...