Howard RoseCo-Founder, CEO

hrose@deepstreamvr.com@deepstreamvr

Patients Battle:

Emotional Pain Component

Pain Signal Transmission

Visceral Senses & Body Map

(ACC)

Insula

Thalamus

The Brain Under Pain and Stress

Hoffman et al. (2004, 2007)

Cognitive Processing (Frontal Cortex)Positive Coping & Resilience (pACC)

Less Emotional PainFewer Pain Signals

Less Sensory Pain

(ACC)

Insula

Thalamus

Less Active Areas

More Active Areas

NO VR With VR

Hoffman et al. (2004, 2007)

VR Changes Pain in the Brain

VR worked better than drugs

Pain Unpleasantness VR (-38%) Opioid (-16%)

Amount of FunVR (+983%) Opioids (-33%)

Time Thinking About Pain VR (-48%) Opioids (-10%)

How Does VR Compare to Drugs?

Hoffman, et al. (2007) Anesthesia and Analgesia

Study Compared:- No treatment - Opioids

Hydromorphone

- VR- VR + Opioids

VR is doing more than just distraction

VR for Chronic Pain

Treatment PainPre-DuringVR

PainPre-PostVR

5MinSession(n=30)

- 60% - 33%

20Min(x3)(n=34)

- 69% - 53%

Combinedmean - 65% - 43%

Study led by Dr. Ted Jones (Pain Consultants of E. Tennessee)

Relief for 94% During VR : 92% After VR

Jones, Moore & Choo (in review)

VRisImmunotherapyFor

TheBrainusethebody’snaturalimmuneresponse

topreventortreatdisease

VR’s Channels for Brain ImmunotherapyHacking the Brain and Senses

Self-Regulation

Active / Creative

Mental Strategies & Resilience

Sensory Learning Manipulate Body Map