Association Between Embodiment of a Muscular Avatar and Muscle Performance in Virtual Reality for Chronic Low Back Pain: Exploratory Pre-Post Study.

Nakaso Y, Hu YH, Shiro Y, Inoue M, Kanaya T, Nakamura T, Narumi T, Ushida T

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DOI: 10.2196/90389
Published: 2026 Oct 9
Container: JMIR serious games
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@article{allodium:10.2196/90389,
  title = {Association Between Embodiment of a Muscular Avatar and Muscle Performance in Virtual Reality for Chronic Low Back Pain: Exploratory Pre-Post Study.},
  author = {Nakaso Y and Hu YH and Shiro Y and Inoue M and Kanaya T and Nakamura T and Narumi T and Ushida T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JMIR serious games},
  doi = {10.2196/90389},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/90389}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Association Between Embodiment of a Muscular Avatar and Muscle Performance in Virtual Reality for Chronic Low Back Pain: Exploratory Pre-Post Study.
AU  - Nakaso Y
AU  - Hu YH
AU  - Shiro Y
AU  - Inoue M
AU  - Kanaya T
AU  - Nakamura T
AU  - Narumi T
AU  - Ushida T
PY  - 2026
JO  - JMIR serious games
DO  - 10.2196/90389
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/90389
ER  -

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Y, N., YH, H., Y, S., M, I., T, K., T, N., T, N., & T, U. (2026). Association Between Embodiment of a Muscular Avatar and Muscle Performance in Virtual Reality for Chronic Low Back Pain: Exploratory Pre-Post Study.. JMIR serious games. https://doi.org/10.2196/90389

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