VR (virtual reality) for Pain Management

[LydiaJoy]

There has been a lot of advancement in using VR for Pain Management that I find fascinating. Does anyone have any experience w/ this?

Do you remember the movie ‘Tribulation’ that came out in 2000 where Satan used a virtual reality headset to meet 1:1 w/ people?
Movie link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202236/

That is what this technology reminds me of. If it helps people manage their pain than I’m all for it, but it is creepy to look back 25 years to this movie and see how Satan use this headset to deceive people in this movie!

Virtual Reality in Pain Management & Rehabilitation:

https://www.asra.com/news-publicati...y-in-pain-management-rehabilitation-an-update

Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide, significantly impacting their quality of life and causing physical, emotional, and social challenges. Unfortunately, many patients may not respond to existing conventional treatment options that we offer. Originally an invention for entertainment with immersive experience, Virtual Reality (VR) has slowly and progressively been used in clinical medicine, more so in pain management and rehabilitation.1. . . . . . . . . . .

Transported into a synthetic world they perceive as real:

https://knowledgeone.ca/virtual-reality-for-pain-management/

Virtual Reality (VR) is a fascinating technology that allows the user to be transported into a synthetic world they perceive as real and in which they can move and interact. The impressive potential of VR goes far beyond entertainment. As it evolves rapidly and becomes more accessible, it will stand out as a highly prized technology of the future in many fields, including medicine.

Older Patients:

https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/sto...patients-eager-to-try-virtual-reality-therapy

Pediatric Patients:

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-n...ates-pain-anxiety-for-pediatric-patients.html

 

[LydiaJoy]

So many of us suffer from chronic pain w/ very little long-term solutions that provide enough relief. Makes me wonder if that is happening more and more to lead us into living in this fake world to escape the pain? Then again, attacking our health is a way for Satan to steal our joy and bring us suffering. I can see how VR can be a healthy and helpful solution and also a descent into an unhealthy fake world.

 

[Baby Yoda]

How about that movie Avatar, where the disabled character could run free and whole in the alternate world?