Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S43-S49 , December 2007

Factors Influencing the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Distraction Analgesia During Postburn Physical Therapy: Preliminary Results from 3 Ongoing Studies

Presented in part to the American Burn Association, April 2006, Las Vegas, NV.

  • Sam R. Sharar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Sam R. Sharar, MD, Dept of Anesthesiology, Box 359724, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
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  • Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Dana Nakamura, OT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Hunter G. Hoffman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Interface Technology Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • David K. Blough, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • David R. Patterson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

  • Image Result

    User’s view of SnowWorld, the 3-dimensional virtual environment experienced by subjects when in immersive VR. Reprinted with permission. Image by Stephen Dagadakis. ©Hunter Hoffman, University of Wash

    User’s view of SnowWorld, the 3-dimensional virtual environment experienced by subjects when in immersive VR. Reprinted with permission. Image by Stephen Dagadakis. ©Hunter Hoffman, University of Washington.

  • Image Result
    Example of a GRS used for subjective pain assessment by subjects; in this example, the subject is assessing the cognitive dimension of the pain experience (time spent thinking about pain).

    Example of a GRS used for subjective pain assessment by subjects; in this example, the subject is assessing the cognitive dimension of the pain experience (time spent thinking about pain).

 Supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant nos. HD37683, HD40954, GM42725), the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (grant no. H133A020103), the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the Scan Design by Inger & Jens Bruun Foundation, and the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01554-7

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12, Supplement 2 , Pages S43-S49 , December 2007

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