Doctors Are Using Virtual Reality To Help Patients Deal With Pain
A pilot program using VR technology shows promising results for managing pain without medication.
By Beth Krietsch / Photo of Dr. Puri by Brandon Dill
Excerpt from the article on Huffington Post:
“Pain is one of the most common causes of ER visits for sickle cell patients and it also debilitates them emotionally and functionally,” said Dr. Latika Puri, an assistant faculty member in the department of hematology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “So that’s been a big motive in thinking about medications other than opioids.”
