Restoration of Reduced Self-Efficacy Caused by Chronic Pain through Manipulated Sensory Discrepancy
<|reference_start|>Restoration of Reduced Self-Efficacy Caused by Chronic Pain through Manipulated Sensory Discrepancy: Human physical function is governed by self-efficacy, the belief in one's motor capacity. In chronic pain patients, this capacity may remain reduced long after the damage causing the pain has been cured. Chronic pain alters body schema, affecting how patients perceive the dimension and pose of their bodies. We exploit this deficit using robotic manipulation technology and augmented sensory stimuli through virtual reality technology. We propose a sensory stimuli manipulation method aimed at modifying body schema to restore lost self-efficacy.<|reference_end|>
@article{itkonen2024restoration,
    title={Restoration of Reduced Self-Efficacy Caused by Chronic Pain through
  Manipulated Sensory Discrepancy},
    author={Matti Itkonen, Riku Kawabata, Satsuki Yamauchi, Shotaro Okajima,
  Hitoshi Hirata, and Shingo Shimoda},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.06262},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2409.06262},
    primaryClass={cs.RO}
}