👩⚕️ 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...
haptics can improve users’ sense of embodiment and support skill transfer in immersive environments. The post Virtual Reality: Expanding Haptic Applications in Medical Simulation Beyond Specialized Surgical Training appeared first on VR for Health.
📝 Study Overview: This week, we explore Sargut et al.’s study, “Virtual reality in surgery: minimizing stress and pain in patients undergoing minor surgical procedures under local anesthesia – results of a feasibility study” (International Journal o...
📝 What is RATE-XR?RATE-XR is a groundbreaking guideline designed to standardize the reporting of early-phase clinical evaluations for extended reality (XR) technologies, including VR, AR and MR. Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research,...
📝 Study Overview:This week, we explore a study by Teixeira et al., published in the British Journal of Nursing (2024), evaluating the use of VR with AI-driven patient scenarios in nursing education. The study involved pre-registration nursing studen...
