Clinically-tested Virtual Reality Biofeedback for Pain and Anxiety
Excerpts from the 20-minutes VR biofeedback experience created by the HCI Lab of the University of Udine. Physiological sensors measure patient's breathing speed and depth, heart rate, and skin conductance. In this way, the patient can control objects and make events unfold in the VR experience by changing his/her physiological status.
A clinical study on fibromyalgia patients, accepted and published by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), has shown significant improvements in chronic pain and mitigation of the overall impact of fibromyalgia on patients’ daily lives (freely DOWNLOAD the clinical study from ACR: https://acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wil... )
Additionally, another scientific study has shown that the system is effective in reducing anxiety (freely DOWNLOAD the anxiety study at this link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... )