The Latest in XR for Health
Clinical Utility / Neurology / Physical Therapy / Samsung GearVR
by kristi · Published August 13, 2017 · Last modified August 14, 2017
via NeuroRehabVR.com — LokoSprint is an endless runner game created to be played on the Lokomat robotic gait trainer for physical therapy. Robotic gait trainers such as the Lokomat are used in place of treadmill...
Clinical Utility / Neurology / Physical Therapy
by kristi · Published June 29, 2017 · Last modified August 13, 2017
via Recovr Recovery of upper extremity movement after an event such as a stroke is a skill relearning process. This means that the stroke survivor must relearn how to move their arm because the stroke...
Clinical Utility / HTC Vive / Oculus Rift / Physical Therapy
by kristi · Published June 28, 2017 · Last modified August 13, 2017
Via VRPhysio Currently, the rehabilitation process consists of treatment by the physical therapist (PT) and home training. Commonly, trainees don’t workout at home as instructed, because exercises are dull, frequently difficult to perform and...
Via Press Release Cambridge, Massachusetts and Berlin, Germany, May 5, 2017– Scopis, a company specializing in surgical navigation and medical augmented and mixed reality technologies, announced today the launch of its newest development, the...
Clinical Utility / Idea Lab / Preventive Care
by kristi · Published March 1, 2017 · Last modified February 28, 2017
March 1, 2017 – In addition to Microsoft and their HoloLens, many other companies are creating augmented reality glasses that offer the ability to interact with holographic images. One example is EchoPixel’s FDA 510k-approved...
Clinical Utility / Google Cardboard / Pain Management / Pediatrics
by kristi · Published February 22, 2017 · Last modified February 28, 2017
Via KindVR.com kindVR’s mission is to help patients mitigate pain and stress by developing virtual reality software for specific medical procedures and conditions. kindVR is a research-based company, partnering with leading US and Canadian hospitals....
Clinical Utility / HTC Vive / Neurology / Physical Therapy / Rehabilitation
by kristi · Published February 21, 2017 · Last modified November 15, 2019
February 22, 2017 by Kristi Hansen Onkka What would you do if you suddenly found yourself immobile? 6 years ago, Isabel Van De Keere, a biomedical engineer, found herself in that very situation. Due to...
Clinical Utility / Microsoft HoloLens / Vision
by kristi · Published February 21, 2017 · Last modified February 27, 2017
Microsoft Hololens has allowed developers like Javier Davalos to experiment with applications that can help the blind “see” their environment using sound. While this is just a prototype, it does offer a brilliant use in...
ODG smart glass technology helps patients with macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa to see better Via NuEyes.com Wearable technology is the future and NuEyes featuring ODG smartglasses brings the future to you in a...
Imagine being able to see inside the human body! Augmented reality (also known as mixed reality) has the promise of helping surgeons right at the point of care. Check this out “The ViZOR” from...
More
Branded Experiences / Device/Demonstration / HTC Vive / Neurology / Oculus Rift
28 Oct, 2016
360° Video / Neurology / Oculus Rift / Surgery / Training
Surgical Theatre VR for Neurosurgery
25 Oct, 2016