Effectiveness of virtual reality in treating neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Key Points

• The research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality in managing neuropathic pain among patients with spinal cord injury.
• Conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing studies on VR interventions.
• Compared VR effectiveness to non-VR pain treatment methods.
• Analyzed quality of studies and overall pain relief outcomes.
• VR demonstrated significant efficacy in reducing neuropathic pain.
• Pain relief achieved with VR was superior to that of non-VR interventions.
• Need for additional high-quality studies on VR protocols was identified.