Virtual Reality Intervention for Patients With Neck Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Qifan et al. 2023

Conclusion: “Existing moderate evidence support VR as a beneficial nonpharmacological approach to improve pain intensity in patients with neck pain, with advantages to multimodal intervention, people with chronic neck pain, and clinic or research unit-based VR therapy.”

The Use of Virtual Reality in the Rehabilitation of Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Gongkai et al. 2023
Conclusion: “Our results suggest that VR is a promising tool for chronic pain management.”

Use of Virtual Reality Feedback for Patients with Chronic Neck Pain and Kinesiophobia – Karen et al. 2017
Conclusion: “This research demonstrated that virtual reality may be useful for promoting the desired outcome of increased range of motion in neck rehabilitation exercises…”

Effects of Virtual Reality versus Exercise on Pain, Functional, Somatosensory and Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients with Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial – David et al. 2020

Conclusion: “Kinesiophobia was the only outcome that showed differences between VR and exercise at 3 months.”

Remote kinematic training for patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial – Hilla et al. 2018
Conclusion: “The results support home kinematic training using VR or laser for improving disability, neck pain and kinematics in the short and intermediate term with an advantage to the VR group.”

Neck pain assessment in a virtual environment – Hilla et al. 2010
Conclusion: “Assessment by VR has greater sensitivity than conventional assessment and can be used for the detection of true symptomatic individuals.”

Is Virtual Reality Effective in Orthopedic Rehabilitation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Mohammaed et al. 2019
Conclusion: “The evidence of VR effectiveness is promising in chronic neck pain and shoulder impingement syndrome. VR and exercises have similar effects in rheumatoid arthritis, knee arthritis, ankle instability, and post-anterior cruciate reconstruction.”