VR “Exergaming” for Weight Loss
Recently, it was reported that a man lost 50 lbs just by playing a virtual reality game on the HTC Vive. In the above video, Dr. Bertalan Mesko talks about a new emerging athlete: gamers. And the following article...
Diet/Weight Management / Idea Lab
by kristi · Published March 13, 2017 · Last modified March 15, 2017
Recently, it was reported that a man lost 50 lbs just by playing a virtual reality game on the HTC Vive. In the above video, Dr. Bertalan Mesko talks about a new emerging athlete: gamers. And the following article...
Via Steve Smith at MedicalDaily.com Various factors go into how people perceive a person with a perfect body. As Medical Daily pointed out previously, there was a different type of “perfect body” for every time period...
Virtual reality has the power to trick your brain through immersive visual illusions. When connected to other senses like touch and smell, VR can effectively play a role in weight loss. In this article, CNN...
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...
“We can practice on plastic and pixels.” – Robert Amyot, President CAE healthcare Via CAE Healthcare February 1, 2017 – CAE Healthcare has integrated the Microsoft HoloLens, the first holographic computer that allows you...
via Case Western Reserve University March 30, 2016 – Last spring, Professor Mark Griswold told a global audience about the potential of Microsoft HoloLens to transform learning. Twelve months later, Griswold showed the world...
Idea Lab / Microsoft HoloLens / Trends
by kristi · Published February 27, 2017 · Last modified March 13, 2017
via Venture Beat February 21, 2017 – Microsoft is talking for the first time today about a new customer of its HoloLens augmented reality headset: publicly traded medical device company Stryker. Stryker sells forceps,...
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....
Via PR Newswire SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — For parents who dread taking their children for a flu shot because they fear getting shots, help may be on the way. A...
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...
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