Immersive VR: A non-pharmacological analgesic for chronic pain?

Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1171-1176

  Gromala, Diane ^a   Barnes, Steven J ^b   Song, Meehae ^a   Nazemi, Mark ^a   Yim, Ji Dong ^a   Shaw, Chris ^a   Fox, Tyler ^a   Squire, Pam ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Chronic pain; Immersive virtual reality; Meditation; Mindfulness meditation; Non pharmacological analgesia; Self modulation; Virtual environments

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; VIRTUAL REALITY;

'CURRENT; CHRONIC PAIN; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY; IMMERSIVE VR; MEDITATION; MINDFULNESS MEDITATION; NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL ANALGESIA; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH GROUPS; SELF MODULATION;

BIOFEEDBACK;

EID: 79957942138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1979742.1979704     Document Type: Conference Paper

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