University of Plymouth Reports Findings in Chronic Pain (Harnessing the therapeutic effects of nature for chronic Pain: A role for immersive virtual reality? A narrative review).

A report from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom explores the potential therapeutic effects of nature on chronic pain. The researchers propose using immersive virtual reality (VR) to harness these effects and improve accessibility to nature-based environments for chronic pain management. The report presents evidence supporting a new theoretical framework for nature-based analgesia and discusses the use of VR interventions to integrate nature into immersive 360 environments. The researchers believe that this framework, combined with advancements in immersive VR technologies, can guide future research and the development of new nature-based therapeutics using VR. [Extracted from the article]