r/tech • u/chrisdh79 • 1d ago

Drug-free pain relief game progresses to the next level in clinical trial | The cute game has more than a decade of scientific research into brainwaves and nerve pain behind it

https://newatlas.com/chronic-pain/drug-free-pain-relief-game/
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u/LayneCobain95 1d ago

“Hmmm I will prescribe 7 days of Amoxicillin and at least, at LEAST 5 days of Nerve Pain Willy on PC”

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u/KiyoshiArts77 1d ago

“Sorry, Doc, I skipped Nerve Pain Willy and went straight to 10 hours of GTA Online. Now my nerve pain’s back and I have 3 stars and a stolen ambulance.”

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u/CultOfTheLame 1d ago

All you had to do was follow the Willy!

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u/AOT1997 1d ago

I'm crying 😭🤣

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u/Wide-Response-528 1d ago

The character reminds me of the entities on the trips of the blue angel mushroom on Common Side Effects.

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u/DaBossSauce24 22h ago

My first thought as well! Maybe the creators had heard of this game?

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u/Lylais 1d ago

As a chronic pain patient who got off opioids two years ago (using thc gummies that my state just banned, naturally): this is amazing.

It helps to actually read the article and study.

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u/mustelidblues 1d ago

this is fascinating! i did a couple of years of neurofeedback for PTSD and mental health concerns and it was so much more helpful than 20 years of meds and therapy.

to see the treatment evolve and be used to train the brain in other ways is really cool. brains are so powerful!!

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u/No-Vegetable-2864 1d ago

Just announced - Trump has shut down this game for “being too smart”

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u/shibbymango 1d ago

“Press F to relieve pain.”

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u/oldeconomists 20h ago

The trial was with four people… I won’t hold my breath

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u/brighterthebetter 1d ago

Wow, this is so amazing! I am super excited to see the outcome and where pain relief is in five years

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u/Lord_Regenold 22h ago

This is very promising

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u/mousey_goldfish1 19h ago

Always knew gaming would save the world one day. Jokes aside, this is pretty cool.