Can A Virtual Reality Game Make You Forget You’re In Pain?

Health and Medicine





Photo credit:

No pain no game. Sergey Galyonkin, CC BY-SA

A couple of weeks from now I will be in hospital undergoing a knee replacement. It will be the most extreme surgery I’ve ever experienced and I’m pretty scared. I’ve been told that I can expect to endure excruciating pain afterwards but I won’t be allowed to lie in bed feeling sorry for myself. In order to ensure a good recovery I have to get up and exercise the new joint numerous times a day. Make no mistake, this is going to hurt.