Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Excessive pain during medical procedures is a widespread problem but is especially problematic during daily wound care of patients with severe burn injuries. ⋯ We review evidence from clinical and laboratory research studies exploring Virtual Reality analgesia, concentrating primarily on the work ongoing within our group. We briefly describe how VR pain distraction systems have been tailored to the unique needs of burn patients to date, and speculate about how VR systems could be tailored to the needs of other patient populations in the future.