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Branded Experiences / Device/Demonstration / HTC Vive / Surgery
by kristi · Published August 15, 2017 · Last modified August 13, 2017
NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions, has launched an immersive VR experience designed to familiarize surgeons with the techniques of their...
by Rebecca Harper — The decision to undergo cosmetic surgery is a deeply personal one, and regardless of how celebrities might normalise the process, it’s still a life-changing decision. Whether it’s for health reasons or...
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...
via Holodia.com HOLOFIT™ from Holodia is the leading global VR fitness software platform that offers multisport immersive VR training, competition, fun, and networking, across borders, anywhere you choose to train. HOLOFIT reinvents Fitness through...
360° Video / Patient Empathy / Vision
by kristi · Published August 7, 2017 · Last modified August 13, 2017
360° video tells the story of life with macular degeneration by Kristi Hansen Onkka Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Embodied Labs CEO, Carrie Shaw, and her team at their Los Angeles working-home. As...
Oculus Rift / Pediatrics / Training
by kristi · Published July 24, 2017 · Last modified August 13, 2017
Oculus has partnered with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles to match surgeons with VR developers like BioflightVR. With virtual reality medical training and simulation modules, BioflightVR helps students and doctors refine their skills and learn-by-doing for...
Psychology / Samsung GearVR / Trends
by kristi · Published July 5, 2017 · Last modified October 27, 2017
An interview with Dr. Elizabeth McMahon by Kristi Hansen Onkka I first met Dr. Elizabeth McMahon at UploadVR’s Healing with VR event in April 2017. As I mingled around the Upload Collective, I...
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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...
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Branded Experiences / Device/Demonstration / HTC Vive / Neurology / Oculus Rift
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360° Video / Neurology / Oculus Rift / Surgery / Training
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