Dr. Kim Bullock, a neuropsychiatrist at Stanford University, says she made the remarkable discovery by accident. While studying virtual reality for conditions like severe anxiety, a welcome side benefit of that treatment: patients’ chronic pain disappeared.
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Can Virtual Reality Sessions Treat Chronic Pain? One Stanford Doctor Says Yes | NBC Nightly News