Integrating Physical Therapy and Virtual Reality to Manage Pain-Related Fear of Movement in Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study's findings indicated significant differences between the control and intervention groups, which combined physical therapy with VR, particularly in reducing pain-related fear of movement at an early stage.
Authors
- Kazuhiro Terada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6381-8043)
- Shinichi Arizono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6621-9510)
- Yuichi Tawara
- Kazuhiro Kimpara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8350-4324)
- Shinya Sakuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4145-7264)
- Yorihide Yanagita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5800-3736)
- Natsumi Tanaka
- Yosuke Kawai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4166-7878)
- Genichiro Matsui
Institutions
- University of Nagasaki (JP)
- Seirei Christopher University (JP)
- Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (US)
- Hamamatsu Medical Center (JP)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.79551
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.18