Virtual Reality Analgesia During Pediatric Physical Therapy

This study is done in a hospital for inpatients pediatrics. By randomization some subjects
will immersive Virtual Reality (VR) during a painful procedure on daily basis up to 10 days
to see whether this will reduce the pain and anxiety.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age greater than or equal to 8 years up to 20 yrs old

- Compliant and able to complete subject evaluation

- A minimum of 3 days of physical therapy, one physical therapy session per day

- No history of psychiatric (DSM-IV-R Axis I) or developmental disorder that would
interfere with decisional capacity

- Not demonstrating delirium, psychosis, or any form of Organic Brain Disorder that
would interfere with decisional capacity

- Able to communicate verbally

- Able to take oral medications

- English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

- - Age less than 8 years, or greater than 20 years.

- Not capable of indicating pain intensity

- Not capable of filling out study measures

- Hospitalization of fewer than 3 days

- Evidence of traumatic brain injury

- History of psychiatric (DSM-IV-R Axis I) disorder as evidenced in the admitting RN and
MD admission notes, if interfering with decisional capacity

- Demonstrating delirium, psychosis or any form of Organic Brain Disorder and associated
memory problems that would interfere with decisional capacity

- Unable to communicate verbally

- Unable to take oral medications

- History of sig. cardiac, endocrine, neurologic, metabolic, respiratory,
gastrointestinal or genitourinary impairment that would interfere with treatment or
decisional capacity

- Receiving prophylaxis for alcohol or drug withdrawal

- Developmental disability that would interfere with decisional capacity

- Face/head/neck injuries preventing helmet use

- Non-English-speaking

- Extreme susceptibility to motion sickness

- Seizure history