Thérapie de marche virtuelle pour la douleur neuropathique suite à une lésion incomplète de la moelle épinière

Participants will be asked to play a virtual reality game twice a day for 10 days.

Individuals playing VR game 1 will wear a head-mounted display to allow them to visualize virtual legs in the virtual environment. When wearing the display, individuals will see the legs and arms of their virtual avatar from a first-person perspective.

Individuals will engage in virtual reality sessions in their home twice daily over the course of 10 days in a two-week period. Each daily session will take approximately 30 minutes, with 5-10 minutes dedicated to the virtual walking experience. Additionally, each daily session will be scheduled a minimum of 4 hours apart

Participants will be asked to play a virtual reality game twice a day for 10 days.

Individuals playing VR game 2 will wear a head-mounted display to allow them to visualize virtual legs in the virtual environment. When wearing the display, individuals will see the legs and arms of their virtual avatar from a first-person perspective.

Individuals will engage in virtual reality sessions in their home twice daily over the course of 10 days in a two-week period. Each daily session will take approximately 30 minutes, with 5-10 minutes dedicated to the virtual walking experience. Additionally, each daily session will be scheduled a minimum of 4 hours apart.

The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) measures pain intensity via a 0-10 numeric rating scale 0-10 where 0 is no pain, and 10 is the worst pain imaginable.

The Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS) assesses the distinct pain qualities, including sharpness, heat/cold, dullness, intensity, overall unpleasantness, and surface vs. deep pain. The NPS consists of 10 items. 0 equals 'No sensation' and 10 equals 'Worst sensation imaginable.' All the items are rated 0-10 scale, with a higher score indicative of more neuropathic pain for each type of respective pain.

The International Spinal Cord Injury Pain Basic Data Set version 2.0 interference assesses the degree to which pain interferes with day-to-day activities, mood, and sleep. Items are scored on a 0-10 numeric rating scale, and scores are summed to yield an interference score ranging from 0 to 30. Higher scores indicate greater interference from pain.

The Patient Global Impression of Change is a one item 7 point Likert item assessing improvement of the participants' overall status. A score of 1 is 'Very Much Improved', and a score of 7 is 'Very Much Worse.' Higher scores indicate less perceived improvement.

Range of scores: 1-7

Mood will be assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Participants will be asked to rate how often they have been bothered by specific problems on a 4-point Likert scale, where 0 is 'Not at all,' and 3 is 'Nearly every day.' The items are summed to yield a score ranging from 0-27. Higher scores indicate worse mood.

Quality of life is assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale. This is a 5 item survey. Response options are a 7-point Likert scale where 1 is 'Strongly disagree,' and 7 is 'Strongly agree'. Items may be assessed individually or by summing items.

Range of scores: 5-35. Higher scores indicate more satisfaction in life

For eligible and interested participants, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) will be used to observe neurological changes. Pre and post-study images will be compared by experienced researchers.