A Note of Caution on Distorted Visual Feedback as a Treatment for Functional Movement Disorders.

Although it is possible that benefits might be seen with more realistic, longer, or more intense training, we believe that these data sound a note of caution about the use of distorted feedback and hence VR in FMD treatment. 2 Bullock K, Won AS, Bailenson J, Friedman R. Virtual reality-delivered Mirror visual feedback and exposure therapy for FND: a midpoint report of a randomized controlled feasibility study. Keywords: functional tremor; functional neurological disorder; beliefs; visual feedback; virtual reality EN functional tremor functional neurological disorder beliefs visual feedback virtual reality 275 277 3 02/07/22 20220201 NES 220201 There has been considerable interest in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality as useful tools in neurorehabilitation.1 This interest has extended recently to functional movement disorders (FMD).2 VR has potential relevance to FMD rehabilitation for several reasons, including its effectiveness in modification of beliefs and attention diversion. [Extracted from the article]