Presentation by Ian Cheok (Occupational Therapist) and Rodney Parsons (Senior Electronics Technician & VR Developer) from TADWA's Brain:Body Solutions Team at the OT Pain Interest Group WA meeting on June 27, 2018.

1. IAN CHEOK RODNEY PARSONS
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST SENIOR ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN

3. IS COMPLEX

4. Pain is produced by the brain

5. Issues in the tissues
Pathology
Inflammation
Sensitised nervous system
Abnormal muscle
tension
Posture
Beliefs
Mood (anxiety, depression)
Attention
Expectation
Past experiences
Fear
Perceived danger
Social connection
Recreation
Adaptive or maladaptive behaviours
Threat
Noise
Colours
Hazards
Odour
Work
Meaningful
activities
WHAT AFFECTS PAIN EXPERIENCE?

7. Pain Education

8. Exposure Therapy

9. Graded Motor Imagery
Brain re-mapping using vision and movement
Graded Motor Imagery
Brain re-mapping using vision and movement

11. Treat chronic pain by
retraining the brain

12. VIRTUAL REALITY

13. VIRTUAL REALITY
What does it look like?

18. IMMERSIVE
EMBODIMENT
ENGAGEMENT
WHAT
MAKES VR
UNIQUE?

19. IMMERSIVE

20. EMBODIMENT
EMBODIMENT

21. VR Influence On Brains
On Brains
Ability to control relationship
amongst different senses
(visual, auditory,
proprioception, tactile…)
Trick the brain into
perceiving new sense of self
and space

22. ENGAGEMENT

27. Clinical VR
Examples

28. Distracting the mind

29. Hoffman et al. (2004, 2007) University of Washington

30. Retraining the brain
(and body)

33. Improving emotional response
and
changing behaviour

35. TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPY
CAN HELP PEOPLE IN PAIN

36. AND TO HELP RE-ENGAGE
IN WHAT MATTERS MOST
TO THEM

37. THE ROAD AHEAD