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## Purpose We describe two case studies that use embodiment in virtual reality as a treatment for chronic low back pain. The purpose of this case series was to determine the feasibility of a novel virtual reality-based digital therapeutic for the treatment of chronic pain. ## Patients and Methods Two patients with chronic low back pain received seven sessions, two sessions per week, of a novel digital therapeutic that combines virtual embodiment with graded motor imagery to deliver functional rehabilitation exercises using an off-the-shelf virtual reality system. Pain intensity was measured using a visual analog scale before and after each session to get an indication whether individual sessions of virtual embodiment training decrease pain intensity. Pain catastrophizing scale was assessed before the first session and after the seventh session to determine the extent to which virtual embodiment training can improve psychological symptoms of chronic low back pain. ## Results In both patients, pain intensity was improved after individual sessions of virtual embodiment training as measured by a paired __t__-test: (Patient A: t = 2.890, P < 0.05) and (Patient B: t = 5.346, P < 0.005).

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Author

Trujillo, Michael S; Alvarez, Anthony F; Nguyen, Lincoln; Petros, James

Publisher

Dove Press Ltd.; Dove Medical Press; Dove Medical Press Ltd.; [Auckland N.Z.]: Dove Medical Press, c2008-; Informa UK Limited (ISSN 1178-7090)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)