A Novel Virtual Reality Intervention Combining Movement Exercises and Body Illusions for the Treatment of Chronic Back Pain: Prospective Feasibility Study

Isabel Neumann   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Stefan Lindner   ^{2 *} , MSc ;   Yevgeniya Nedilko   ³ , BA ;   Ralitsa Zhivova   ³ , MD ;   Michael Gödde   ⁴ , MA ;   Tobias Tischer-Zeitz   ² , MD ;   Heike L Rittner   ² , MD ;   Ivo Käthner   ^{1, 5, 6} , PhD

¹ Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

² Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, Centre for Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

³ Biomi Non-Profit UG (Ltd), Frankfurt, Germany

⁴ videoreality GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany

⁵ Department of Medicine, HMU Health and Medical University, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

⁶ Department of Physiological Psychology, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany

*these authors contributed equally