"A new tool for my toolbox": physiotherapists' perceptions on therapeutic virtual reality for chronic low back pain – a qualitative descriptive study
The study results showed that VR was perceived as a valuable and non-threatening innovation for physiotherapy in patients with CLBP, that fits the hands-off and coaching role of PTs. Therapeutic VR seems promising in physiotherapy for patients with CLBP, but further adoption depends on breaking practical and systemic barriers. Also, more education is needed to train PTs to effectively administer VR.
Authors
- Ton Satink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2316-7009)
- Harry van Goor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-4876)
- Syl Slatman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8529-310X)
- Raymond W. Ostelo
- Jesper Knoop
- J.Bart Staal
Institutions
- HAN University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- Department of Health (ZA)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103475
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- ZonMw