Recent advances in neuroscience have led to the understanding that changes in certain areas of the brain, particularly the sensorimotor area - the area responsible for sensation and movement - contribute to the development of neuropathic pain.

In this trial we will examine whether a new treatment that uses virtual reality to target these areas of the brain can reduce neuropathic pain.

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When we use virtual reality, the brain interprets actions like walking, running, climbing, and touching that are performed in the virtual world the same as it would interpret those actions if they were performed in the real world. With the virtual reality walking intervention, we are providing the brain with input that reactivates the sensorimotor area of the brain, thus targeting the changes that have played a big part in the development of neuropathic pain.

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Recruitment for this study is now closed. The results will be published once the analyses have been completed and the findings are ready for dissemination.