Virtually painless: How some Canadian surgeons are using VR to manage patient pain

Having patients wear a virtual reality headset during more minor procedures such as mass removal or hand surgery, has shown a real improvement in patient pain as well, Austin says. 

“Some of these procedures can be very short … 10 or 15 minutes, while others can be very long…one or two hours,” Austin explained. “They feel less soreness because they have something to distract them while the procedure is going on.”

Source: Virtually painless: How some Canadian surgeons are using VR to manage patient pain – National | Globalnews.ca

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