Virtual reality as a transformative tool in pain management

Pain remains one of the most common and distressing issues in healthcare, frequently regarded as a distinct and separate sensory experience [1] . An increasing body of evidence supports the use of virtual reality (VR) as an effective non-pharmacological intervention for various acute and chronic pain conditions. Functional imaging and clinical studies have demonstrated that VR can significantly reduce pain intensity, decrease opioid requirements

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Annals of Medicine and Surgery

• Publication date

  2025-07-22

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Computer Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1097/MS9.0000000000003630PMID 40901100PMCID 12401454
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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