He thinks the technology could be beneficial to people who are in pain or, at the least, could use some help with relaxation, both in the hospital and after they go home. But, he says, it won’t help everyone, and a lot more data has to be gathered before it will be clear if it’s truly useful. Elliot Krane, chief of pediatric pain management at Stanford Children’s Health, also thinks VR’s power for distracting could be valuable for, say, helping kids with physical therapy and getting them to stay still during imaging studies.