Beautiful VR setting may reduce pain in unpleasant medical procedures: Study

Beautiful VR setting may reduce pain in unpleasant medical procedures: Study
A new study has found that being immersed in a stunning 'virtual' Icelandic landscape can reduce the pain caused by uncomfortable medical procedures.
ANI | Washington DC | Updated: 12-07-2021 09:23 IST | Created: 12-07-2021 09:23 IST
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A new study has found that being immersed in a stunning 'virtual' Icelandic landscape can reduce the pain caused by uncomfortable medical procedures. The research was presented at the European Association of Urology Congress, EAU21.
The study compared patients with and without virtual reality (VR) headsets having rigid cystoscopies, where a rigid telescope is inserted through the urethra into the bladder. Diagnosing and treating bladder cancer usually requires checking the bladder through a cystoscopy, which is perceived by patients as unpleasant and painful. Some patients avoid follow-up and as a result, suffer uncontrolled and irreversible development of the disease.

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