What To Do When Chronic Pain Becomes Too Much

middle aged woman with fibro neck pain

Do you experience chronic pain with flares that are overwhelming? Does your discomfort rarely drop to a level that you can manage well? Is your mental health suffering because physical agony is ripping apart your brain and emotions? An estimated 20% of Americans have chronic pain. But eight in every 100 — that’s 19.6 million […]

Will Virtual Reality Replace Painkillers?

Straight Answer: Yes. Virtual Reality is Bound for Takeoff After successfully live streaming a colon cancer surgery performed with VR technology at the Royal London hospital in 2016, lead surgeon Dr. Shafi Ahmed concluded: “I believe that VR can revolutionize surgical education and training, particularly for developing countries.” Indeed, VR is among the most promising developments […]

How Virtual Reality Is Transporting Patients from Painful Treatments

From Theory to Practice, Studies Explore How VR Could Bring Relief to Burn Care Pain’s meant to tell us when there’s something in need of healing. In that way, it is a necessary part of life. Unfortunately, it can go beyond this function and leave us in a state of suffering. While prescription pain medications […]