A virtual reality system helps distract patients from fear of pain

A virtual reality system developed by the Spanish company Nesplora and named 'Isla Calma', allows to distract the fear of pain and the pain itself of patients who must undergo an intervention, such as dental treatment or minor surgery. This application consists of software that allows, through 3D glasses, that the patient immerses himself in a relaxing scenario and interacts with it.

The ‘Isla Calma’ virtual reality system’ of I explore allows to distract the fear of pain in patients who must undergo a medical process. In this way, This innovation developed by the Spanish company also makes it possible to relax the patients' own pain.. For this reason, patients who must undergo surgery, A dental treatment or a minor surgery will benefit from this research work that has lasted for ten years.. During the same, Experts have studied the application of virtual reality in pain.

As a result of this process, Nesplora researchers have created this software, which facilitates through 3D glasses that the patient “Immerse yourself in a relaxing setting and interact with it”, they explain. And it is that, fear of future pain “causes it to be perceived with greater intensity”, specialists mean. For this reason, This new system will allow dentist consultations and interventions with local anesthesia “benefit from the program”, they add.

In relation to it, the Nesplora psychologist and active figure in research, Dr. Unai Díaz, observe that the perception of pain “It has an important psychological component in which attention plays a key role”. For this reason, points out that when the patient's attention is concentrated in the virtual reality environment, “the threshold from which pain is felt rises”. In this sense, states that when this situation occurs, patients “they have less nausea, lower blood pressure and request fewer pain medications after treatment”. Thus, the program, three hours long and can be interrupted when required, It also allows professionals to work faster and more focused”, concludes.

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