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SUBMITTER: Hoffman HG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4465767 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 20110401 2
<h4>Introduction</h4>Excessive pain during medical procedures is a widespread problem but is especially problematic during daily wound care of patients with severe burn injuries.<h4>Methods</h4>Burn patients report 35-50% reductions in procedural pain while in a distracting immersive virtual reality, and fMRI brain scans show associated reductions in pain-related brain activity during VR. VR distraction appears to be most effective for patients with the highest pain intensity levels. VR is thoug ...[more]