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Emory Begins NIH Study Using Virtual Reality Therapy For Back Pain

Date:
January 23, 2005
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Emory University Woodruff Health Sciences Center
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Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Virtually Better, Inc., funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), are testing the use of virtual reality therapy to find out if it can help people with lower back pain learn how to relax, breath properly, and manage their pain.
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Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Virtually Better, Inc., funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), are testing the use of virtual reality therapy to find out if it can help people with lower back pain learn how to relax, breath properly, and manage their pain.


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