10-min VR sessions reduce cancer patients' pain more effectively than iPads, per a new American Cancer Society study.

10-minute virtual reality (VR) sessions could help alleviate pain experienced by cancer patients, according to a new study published by the American Cancer Society. The research found that VR sessions not only reduced pain, but also had a lasting positive effect up to the following day. These immersive VR sessions were found to be far more effective at reducing pain than similar methods using the more basic technology of an iPad. The results suggest that VR pain therapies could soon be introduced as a non-medication strategy to ease discomfort and pain in cancer patients.

April 08, 2024
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