The study, published in The Journal of Pain, showed that VR can also reduce pain symptoms such as prickling and pain following touch, that are often seen in patients with nerve injury.
According to The Information, Facebook has planned an aggressive strategy of building its own consumer hardware to cut the dependence on Apple and Google.
The company announced a new generation of PSVR for its PlayStation 5 console last month. The headset will come with a redesigned controller, a single cord instead of the original cable box, and a higher-resolution screen, among other upgrades.
According to The Verge, the headset won't launch this year, but the company is announcing early plans to make it available on the PS5 at some point in the future.
The findings indicated that trial participants who spent a total of four hours training with the app at home had an improvement in their ability to handle real height situations.