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
    • ,
  • Gretchen J. Carrougher, RN, MN

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

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 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.

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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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