... "Chronic pain is a huge issue and for the FDA to say that this technology has the potential to be a better modality than anything else out there, that provides huge credibility for the VR space as a whole and our approach as a company," Matthew Stoudt, AppliedVR CEO and co-founder told Fierce Healthcare.
AppliedVR's virtual reality platform—which uses goggles and headsets to create an immersive, 3D virtual world—has been aimed at alleviating everything from labor pains during childbirth to the pain from burns to discomfort experienced undergoing infusions for cancer treatment.
In total, AppliedVR works with more than 240 hospitals to provide virtual reality therapy to help ease patients' acute pain after surgery or during hospitalization. The company also is working on clinical trials with Geisinger and Cleveland Clinic to study VR as a replacement for prescription opioids. ...
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