Word of Welcome by Ivar Bruaset & host of the day Nigel Cowan

Opening state-of-the-art lecture on VR for Chronic Pain - by Chris Eccleston, Professor, Centre of Pain, University of Bath (UK)

Patient experiences

Break

Mechanisms in action

Distraction and pain management by Harry van Goor, surgeon, Radboudumc (NL)

Implementing VR for treatment with Qutenza®: our experiences by Lieke Weijers, Doctor's assistent Pain Centre, Sint Maartenskliniek (NL)

We can be heroes: Virtual reality to combat persistent pain by Daniel Harvie, pain scientist, researcher, University of South Australia (AU)

Using a VR game, to explain, the role of the brain, in relation to pain, within the Flippin’ Pain public health campaign by Cormac Ryan, Professor Clinical Rehabilitation, Teesside University (UK)

Lunch

Clinical applications

VR and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) by Tom Corbett

VR and Chronic Low Back Pain

VR and Rheumatic Diseases by Jordan Tsigaridis

VR and Phantom Limb Pain 

Project presentation

Abstract presentations

Virtual reality at home for chronic pain treatment: a single case experimental design study
Syl Slatman(1,2), Lieke Heesink(1), Monique Tabak(1)
(1) Biomedical Signals and Systems Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands (2) Research Group for Musculoskeletal 2Rehabilitation, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

NoPain, digital tool to evaluate the emotional factor in chronic pain
Federica Ramírez Diez(1,2), Doménica Zamorano Maureira(1), Esteban Ruiz-Tagle González(3), Fernando Soto Serdio(1)
(1)Department of innovation, Inmers spa, Santiago, Chile (2)Faculty of Health Science, San Sebastián University, (3)FabLab, Valparaíso University, Valparaíso, Chile

Effectiveness of VR therapy treatment by patients with Chronic neck pain and Kinesophobia in primary care
Rick Verburg(1), Thomas Smolders(2), Kiki Coppelmans(3)
(1)Msc. Manual therapy, Hoge school Utrecht, the Netherlands. (2)Msc. Manual Therapy, Hoge school Utrecht, the Netherlands. (3)inMotion VR BV, Ki2Move 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

Break

Abstract presentations

Limited use of virtual reality in primary care physiotherapy for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain
Syl Slatman(1,2), Bart Staal(1,3), Harry van Goor(4), Raymond Ostelo(5,6), Remko Soer(7,8), Jesper Knoop(1,5)
(1)Research Group for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (2)Biomedical Signals and Systems Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands (3)Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ healthcare, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands  (4)Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands  (5)Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science and Amsterdam Movement Science Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (6)Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit & Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Musculoskeletal Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (7)Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Enschede, the Netherlands (8)University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Spine Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Physiotherapist beliefs and perspectives on virtual reality supported rehabilitation for the management of musculoskeletal shoulder pain: a focus group study
Niamh Brady(1,2), Beate Dejaco(3,4), Jeremy Lewis(5,6), Karen McCreesh(7,8), Joseph G. McVeigh(1)
(1)Discipline of Physiotherapy, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
(2)Evolve Health, Cork, Ireland. (3)Delta Sports Medical Centre Papendal, Arnhem, The Netherlands. (4)HAN University of Applied Sciences, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. (5)School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. (6)Therapy Department, Central London Community Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK. (7)School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. (8)Ageing Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Closing keynote