Using Virtual Reality to Reduce Pain Really Works
Meta-analysis of 92 trials reveals that Virtual Reality can be an effective form of pain relief
Another Year of Brain Tweets
Each year I look back on a year’s worth of brain tweets to see what’s been trending recently… here they’re carefully sorted & categorised for your delectation
The Iceman Cometh by Dr Jack
It’s almost as if Wim has managed to trick his body into reverting to caveman mode.
Hot Topics in Neuroscience by Dr Jack
I finally took the time to categorize and tally as many of my recent Tweets as I could get my hands on to clarify what topics have been hottest in recent times.
Green Spaces Accelerate Healing by Dr Jack
On average those with the view of a green space spent on average one less day in hospital and required much fewer moderate or strong doses of pain killers compared to those with a view of the brick wall.
Prof Irene Tracey explains How Brains Change Pain
Dr Jack interviews pain guru Prof Irene Tracey of the University of Oxford whose lab uses brain imaging to better understand how brains produce & regulate pain.
A Brief Overview of Acute versus Chronic Pain by Dr Jack Lewis
Chronic pain is a very broad subject so this is NOT a comprehensive review. Rather I’ve tried to create a brief and accessible overview that might help people understand some of the basic principles of acute and chronic pain