TY - JOUR
T1 - Ready Patient One: the role of therapeutic virtual reality in the future management of chronic pain
AU - Tsigarides, Jordan
AU - Shenker, Nicholas G.
AU - MacGregor, Alexander
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - Virtual reality (VR) is commonly perceived as ‘futuristic’, a view that perhaps stems from Hollywood movies from over 20 years ago such as ‘Tron’ and ‘The Matrix’ featuring interactive, computer-generated virtual environments. Yet, in 2021, science fiction has become reality with affordable, technologically advanced VR head-mounted displays (HMDs) with motion tracking. There is increasing focus on the utility of VR for therapeutics, with pain management emerging as a key area in which VR shows great potential.
AB - Virtual reality (VR) is commonly perceived as ‘futuristic’, a view that perhaps stems from Hollywood movies from over 20 years ago such as ‘Tron’ and ‘The Matrix’ featuring interactive, computer-generated virtual environments. Yet, in 2021, science fiction has become reality with affordable, technologically advanced VR head-mounted displays (HMDs) with motion tracking. There is increasing focus on the utility of VR for therapeutics, with pain management emerging as a key area in which VR shows great potential.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85124433280&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/rheumatology/keab594
DO - 10.1093/rheumatology/keab594
M3 - Editorial
VL - 61
SP - 482
EP - 483
JO - Rheumatology
JF - Rheumatology
SN - 1462-0324
IS - 2
ER -