Virtual Realty for Distraction-Based Pain Therapy in Children and AdolescentsApproximately 30% of children and adolescents experience chronic pain. Researcher, Vanessa Olbrecht, MD, at Nationwide Children’s Hospital developed the FOREVR VR, a device that aims to help patients learn how to regulate their nervous system by maintaining their breathing and heart rate variability. The device records a patient’s heart rate and respiratory rate to send to the virtual reality game. Patients must accomplish targeted physiological parameters to gain points and unlock new levels. By progressing through the game, the patient simultaneously learns to manage their pain.
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