FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The utility of virtual reality in treating patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) seems to have taken a significant step forward, at least in the results of a new trial.
The study found that use of the in-home VR RelieVRx program resulted in clinically meaningful reductions in pain intensity scores 18 months after treatment, and similar reductions in several pain interference scores at both 18 and 24 months after treatment.
“Chronic low back pain is the most