mHealth Intelligence November 23, 2021
Anuja Vaidya

EaseVRx, the first FDA-approved VR therapeutic for pain relief, guides patients through an eight-week program that teaches them cognitive behavioral skills to help them manage their pain at home.

As care moves out of the hospital, various devices and solutions are emerging to enable patients to receive care at home. Among these is a device that leverages virtual reality to treat chronic low back pain that just got a major regulatory boost.

Developed by AppliedVR, EaseVRx became the first virtual reality-based digital therapeutic for pain relief to gain Food and Drug Administration approval last week.

“This is a huge accomplishment for us,” said Matthew Stoudt, co-founder and CEO of AppliedVR, in a phone interview. “It provides validation that VR is...

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