Diane Gromala Expert is an art, design and computer science expert. She also suffers from chronic pain.
She has worked with an amazing team to develop some amazing technologies with a cognitive approach to helping people manage their pain. The technology in the video is interactive and designed to help the patient meditate and mentally disassociate from their pain and condition.
The research and products really illustrate a more fundamental point: that even when pain is literal, the way the mind interprets it can be altered over time. Meditation in any form may assist a patient to mentally distance themselves from their thoughts and discomfort.
This presentation, made at a TEDx talk, helps to explain her condition, perspective, approach and contribution to the study and practice of managing chronic pain.
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