I don’t really like virtual reality, I cannot understand how people can spend their lives on games. But did you know that virtual reality can be useful for people who suffer from pain? Studies suggest that virtual reality therapy could reduce pain as well as potent drugs do. Research from California stated that patients that watched uplifting videos through virtual reality goggles had pain that dropped by 24%. Those with the most severe pain got the most relief. This therapy seems to work as well as or better than opioids. A new type of medical professional will emerge – a virtual therapist, who will assess patients and prescribe specific virtual reality experiences from sitting on a beach to flying in the skies.