Virtual Reality as a Treatment Tool for Chronic Neck Pain in Patients With Fibromyalgia

"This is a game set in space in which you pilot a spaceship and have to go through rings while dodging meteorites, all controlled by neck movements. Before starting the game, the assigned therapist is in charge of establishing the necessary movement parameters. In addition, the software allows you to modify the difficulty of the game. We will start the first 3 sessions in easy mode, where cervical mobility does not exceed 30º. The following 3 sessions will be configured in medium mode, reaching 60º of mobility. In the last 2 sessions, we will select the hard mode, which not only increases the speed of the spacecraft but also covers the entire range of cervical mobility."

The patients perform mobility and strengthening exercises for the cervical region, in which they are required to complete 1 set of 10 repetitions for each exercise. The patient should rest for at least 30 seconds between exercises.