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Pain research using virtual reality receives $5m from the US Department of Defence – UNSW Newsroom
A researcher from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA will undertake research to investigate whether virtual reality can ease pain following spinal cord injury.

A researcher from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA will undertake research to investigate whether virtual reality can ease pain following spinal cord injury.Research co-led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) has been awarded $5 million for a project that will use virtual reality to ease nerve-related pain following spinal cord injury.
Granted by the US Department of Defense, the funding will enable researchers to assess whether a novel virtual reality walking intervention can effec…
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