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Immersion in virtual reality can be used to alleviate the discomfort of medical procedures

Pain relief typically involves anesthetic but VR also provides a new technology to limit some of the pain experienced in medical procedures such as bladder cancer by immersing patients into pleasant environments. Virtual Reality. Image Credit: Monika Wisniewska/Shutterstock.com Virtual waterfalls and environmental immersion as pain relief during cystoscopies Medical treatments can include painful diagnostic treatments […]