{
  "id": 12761,
  "url": "https://www.jmir.org/2026/1/e90289",
  "title": "Efficacy of Various Virtual Reality Exposure Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis",
  "summary": "Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major global health challenge. While nonpharmacological therapies are recommended, patient compliance is often hindered by kinesiophobia. Virtual reality (VR) offers an immersive, distraction-based approach, but the comparative effectiveness of different VR modalities remains unclear. Objective: The aim of the study is to compare and rank the efficacy of different VR-based training modalities on pain intensity, disability, and kinesiophobia in patien",
  "authors": "Linjie Wu, Xingyu Liu, Qichao Yin, Tianqi Yao, Yanhu Li",
  "category": "research",
  "topics": "regulation,healthcare",
  "orgs": "meta",
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-22T20:30:06.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-23T05:10:49.458Z",
  "source_slug": "x-jmir-journal-of-medical-internet-researc",
  "source_name": "JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.jmir.org",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/12761",
  "original_url": "https://www.jmir.org/2026/1/e90289",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}