Big business ahead in VR-aided pain management
Virtual reality is believed effective in pain management for its ability to “swamp the brain” with so much sensory stimulation that some pain signals get crowded out. MRI studies have shown this effect in action.
In an Aug. 29 article, Bloomberg.com references the imaging research and looks at the potential for VR to grow as vendor competition heats up and prices come down:
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