This week I want to step aside from the usual research summary to share a small paradox I found while reviewing WHO documents for my PhD work on XR adoption in healthcare. It says a lot about how immersive technologies are perceived today. The parado...
Most conditions with long silent phases, like Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are only detected late because we rely on subjective cognitive tests or biomarkers that are invasive, expensive, or not easily available in routine care. Could virtual reality he...
Chronic pain is more than a sensory issue. It affects cognition in profound ways. This week’s review examines a newly published synthesis by Guerra-Armas et al. (2025), which explores an often-overlooked consequence of chronic pain: neurocognitive im...
what is the future of therapeutic VR? It’s a future in which immersive, evidence-based experiences are integrated into everyday care—prescribed by clinicians, trusted by institutions, reimbursed by payers, and embraced by patients. It’s a future tha...
👩⚕️ Virtual Reality (VR) is already being used in both clinical and educational contexts with young children, particularly for therapeutic distraction, neurodevelopmental interventions and immersive learning. These uses typically occur in supervise...
VRforHealth is proud to feature the original article of guest author, clinical psychologist and digital mental health expert Dr. Farah Shiraz who explores how virtual reality is transforming the treatment of conditions like anxiety, psychosis, and tr...
📍 Published in JMIR Extended Reality, our recent case series explores something simple yet complex: Can Virtual Reality (VR) be used in real-life clinical workflows before surgery, not as a study add-on, but as part of actual care? This #SundayResea...
Could Virtual Reality (VR) complement traditional cognitive assessments by offering more objective, standardized measurements? This week’s #SundayResearchDive explores a new study by Sorrentino et al. investigating VR as an objective assessment tool...
💨 Can virtual reality make it easier to breathe? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a relentless condition that limits airflow and diminishes the quality of life for millions worldwide. Standard pulmonary rehabilitation programs emphasi...
📝 Study Overview: This week, we explore the study by Abdelmoniem Ibrahim et al., Using Virtual Reality Pablo Gaming in the Post-Operative Rehabilitation of Breast Cancer Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial (Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024). The...
