TOPLINE:

Immersive virtual reality combined with multisensor biofeedback (IVR-BF) demonstrated significant potential for alleviating chronic pain and improving quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia after five treatment sessions.

METHODOLOGY:

Researchers conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial at a tertiary academic referral center for fibromyalgia to assess the feasibility and efficacy of IVR-BF in reducing chronic pain and improving quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia.

They included 23 women (median age, 47 years) with chronic nononcologic widespread musculoskeletal pain who met the criteria for fibromyalgia.

Participants were randomly assigned to either the immediate treatment group that completed five IVR-BF sessions within 10 days (n = 12) or the waitlist c

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