Interference of pain intensity from lower back pain before and after VR program 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 13, 2024

According to the results of study in the United States in 2021, chronic pain sufferers reported lower pain interference on such things as their activity levels, mood, and sleep after an immersive virtual reality program. At the start of the eight-week program, the average rating of pain interfering with daily activities was 4.8, and by the end the rating dropped to 2.7.

Self-reported pain interference levels from chronic lower back pain sufferers after starting a program of EaseVRx in the United States 2020, by type

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Release date

February 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

89 respondents

Age group

18-81 years

Special properties

Patients with chronic low back pain lasting six months or more

Supplementary notes

Pain interference was rated of a scale between 0=does not interfere and 10=completely interferes. 

The EaseVRx was billed as "a multifacedted combination of pain relief skills training through a prescribed sequence of daily immersive experiences" 

89 participants were assigned the immersive VR experience.

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