Virtual reality has definitely changed the gaming world, but nowadays it's another way to treat pain. The goal of this particular game is not to beat the opponent but to help stop the pain. This technique helps to distract patients from painful procedures.Virtual reality seems to be able to get patients through any painful procedures. Most of the time, burn patients use pain medication to control their pain. They often experience much higher and uncontrolled pain during certain procedures, such as having wounds cleaned or doing physical therapy exercises. Snow World is a virtual game that engages patients in a different reality. They can go into an icy, snowy canyon and throw snowballs at various objects. This is a great way to move away from relying entirely on medication for pain. It is such an engaging experience and patients have had positive outcomes. Brain scan studies have shown a significant reduction in pain related brain activity during virtual reality. The areas of the brain that register pain have shown the least amount of activity with virtual reality and pain medication. The more engaged the patients are in the game the more pain relief there will be.
