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On the Horizon: Virtual Reality Therapy that Treats Chronic Pain
Scientific American: Strap on a headset, immerse yourself in an alternate reality and cure your pain—that’s the idea of a recent study in Psychological Science. Most people think of pain as something that happens in
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Forgetting the Pain of Exercise
The New York Times: Completing a marathon can be exhilarating but also agonizing. Thighs cramp. Backs ache. Toes bleed. Stomachs churn. Afterward, leg muscles can become so sore and tight that finishers must ease themselves
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Advil vs. Tylenol: Which to use and when
Fox News: When a headache, back pain or other complaint strikes, many people believe Advil, Tylenol and other over-the-counter analgesics are pretty much interchangeable. Far from it. These medications are each at their best when
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Advil vs. Tylenol. Which to Use, and When
The Wall Street Journal: When a headache, back pain or other complaint strikes, many people believe Advil, Tylenol and other over-the-counter analgesics are pretty much interchangeable. Far from it. These medications are each at their
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Use Virtual Reality to Eliminate That Pain in Your Neck
Smithsonian Magazine: Tired of reaching for a bottle of pills to quell your chronic pain? Maybe you should strap on a virtual reality headset. In an experiment described last week in Psychological Science, scientists showed
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Could Virtual-Reality Headsets Like the Oculus Rift Reduce Neck Pain?
New York Magazine: Pain is tricky. At its most basic level, it’s our body’s way of alerting us to possible danger to our well-being, but all sorts of sensory and psychological cues can make pain