Virtual reality hypnosis in the management of pain: Self-reported and neurophysiological measures in healthy subjects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality hypnosis (VRH) has emerged as a new and promising option for pain management. Nonetheless, neural dynamics of pain modulation during VRH have not been investigated yet. The aim of this study was to measure the effects of VRH on pain, combining neurophysiological and self-reported measurements.

Methods

Eighteen healthy subjects underwent noxious electrical stimulations in both normal wakefulness and VRH conditions. Dissociation, absorption, time perception, anxiety, pain intensity and unpleasantness, heart rate variability and breathing were reported for each condition. EEG signals were analysed using event-related potentials (ERP) and time-frequency response (TFR) time-locked to stimuli. Neurophysiological features were correlated with self-reporte

SUBMITTER: Rousseaux F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10091709 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature