Endometriosis The Rollercoaster of Emotions with Endometriosis The days leading up to her period are filled with anxiety for a woman living with endometriosis. She knows all too well the pain and hardship that accompanies her cycle each month.
Menopause Featured The Hidden Mental Burden of Menopause Going through menopause is often seen as an inevitable part of aging for women. But a study reveals that menopausal symptoms take a major toll on women's quality of life, work productivity, and healthcare costs.
Anxiety The Connection between Social Support and our Mental Health A meta-analysis published in Electronic Physician provides an overview of research on the relationship between social support and mental health.
Muscle Pain Tired of Muscle Pain? Custom VR Worlds Offer an Escape When chronic pain becomes an unwelcome daily companion, it’s easy to fixate on the hurt and miss out on life. But what if your treatment let you trade dull clinics and homes for personalized virtual wonderlands?
Endometriosis Featured The Hidden Impact of Environmental Toxins on Women's Health New research is shedding light on how common chemicals in our environment may be harming women's reproductive health.
VR Pain Management The Future of VR for Chronic Muscular and Joint Pain Virtual reality (VR) technology has shown great promise in recent years for treating various types of chronic pain, including muscular and joint pain.
VR Pain Management Next-Level Sensory Experiences to Boost Muscle Pain Relief Using virtual reality to reduce pain is proven powerful. But most VR today engages just your eyes and ears with visuals and audio.
Depression What is Depression? Depression is a serious medical condition that negatively affects mood, thinking, behavior, and physical health. It is characterized by persistent sadness, loss of interest in normal activities, and other symptoms.
VR Pain Management Got Aches and Pains? How Active VR Games Can Get You Moving Again If you’re laid up with joint or muscle injuries, recovery can be a slow slog. But advances in virtual reality offer new ways to make rehab fun with immersive games that distract from pain while restoring strength and mobility.
Muscle Pain Featured Virtual Relief for All - How VR for Muscle Pain is Becoming Inclusive Virtual reality shows serious potential for reducing chronic pain. But can emerging VR therapies benefit everyone? Making VR welcoming regardless of age, mobility, or tech skills is the next frontier.
Featured How Virtual Reality Offers Powerful Pain Relief for a Burn Surviving severe burns is excruciatingly painful. Patients endure daily wound care, therapy, and surgery resulting in agonizing sessions lasting hours.
Anxiety The Cycle of Chronic Pain Chronic pain often triggers a vicious downward spiral into anxiety, depression, and isolation that makes recovery feel impossible.
Anxiety Featured Got Anxiety? Look For These 5 Subtle Signs + Quick Tips For Relief Do you constantly feel wound up and worried? Anxiety has many symptoms, some more obvious than others. Watch for these 5 subtle signs and use simple self-help tips like VR and Mobile Gaming and Yoga to find relief.
Anxiety What is Anxiety? The Lowdown on Fear's Annoying Cousin That creeping sense of dread when you enter a party full of strangers. The meltdown before a big work presentation. The endless stomach knots before a first date.
Burns Break the Painkiller Cycle - Safe Options for Soothing Burn Pain at Home Few injuries hurt more than severe burns. But reaching for the pill bottle every time burn pain strikes starts an unhealthy cycle leading to dependence and side effects.
Burns VR Pain Relief at Home - How Virtual Reality Soothes Burns Beyond the Hospital Severe burn injuries don't end once a patient gets discharged from the hospital. Ongoing wound care, grueling physical therapy, and grafting procedures continue for months during recovery.
Sleep Featured Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Sleep Trying to sleep with a tense body after being in pain all day is not the best way to try and get a good nights sleep. Listen to the audiobook below to help relax your body and mind.
Sleep Featured Peaceful Waves Meditation for Sleep We know trying to sleep is a nightmare for people in pain, so we've put together this guided meditation of peaceful waves to help your sleep patterns get back to normal.
Sleep Featured Sleep Meditation with Audio Book For people living with some form of chronic pain, a lack of sleep can be debilitating in an already horrible situation, leading to anxiety and depression.
Sleep Featured Breathing Exercises to Help You Sleep Trying to get a good nights sleep is nearly impossible if you suffer from some form of chronic pain, so we've put this helpful breathing exercise together to help you when you've run out of sheep to count.
VR Pain Management Navigating Your Pain Management Program Choices Living with chronic pain is challenging. While medications offer relief for many, they come with side effects and risks.
VR Pain Management Featured The Future of Advanced Digital Pain Management Over 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain, more than diabetes, cancer, and heart disease combined.
VR Pain Management Featured Pills and Pamphlets: The State of Pain Management in the UK For many people in the UK suffering from chronic pain conditions, their experience with healthcare often boils down to a routine of Pills and Pamphlets, well, it certainly did for me.
Fibromyalgia How do I know if I have Fibromyalgia? Wondering if your chronic pain and other symptoms might be fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is often called an "invisible illness" since those affected look healthy on the outside yet are suffering.
Fibromyalgia Featured What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a complex, chronic condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain as well as fatigue, sleep issues, memory problems, and mood disorders.