Open AccessVirtual reality analgesia for burn joint flexibility: A randomized controlled trial.
Author(s) -
Maryam Soltani,
Sydney Drever,
Hunter G. Hoffman,
Sam R. Sharar,
Shelley A. Wiechman,
Mark P. Jensen,
David R. Patterson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rehabilitation psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.673
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1939-1544
pISSN - 0090-5550
DOI - 10.1037/rep0000239
Subject(s) - distraction , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , psycinfo , virtual reality , range of motion , medicine , rating scale , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , medline , surgery , computer science , developmental psychology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , political science , law
We conducted a randomized controlled study to determine the effects of virtual reality (VR) distraction on pain and range of motion (ROM) in patients hospitalized for burn care during active physical therapy exercises.