With Healium XR, Thoughts Have Power
“You-ware” helps relieve stress and anxiety By Kristi Hansen Onkka — CES 2019 was an exciting place for healthcare. Not only did I get to see my friend Eran Orr with VRHealth, I got...
Category: Patient Well-Being
VRHealth launches first telehealth-VR health data platform
https://youtu.be/72gQnzxmtAo Partnership with AARP influences new VR Medical Platform — by Kristi Hansen Onkka This week I met with the founder and CEO of VRHealth, Eran Orr, to take a look at this ground...
Stanford CHARIOT uses virtual and augmented reality to improve pediatric patient experience
Virtual reality headsets reduce childrens’ anxiety during hospital procedures By Karelyn EvE Lambert — A trip to the hospital can be paralyzing For a child, hospital procedures such as drawing blood, injections or surgical...
VRHealth uses Oculus technology to redefine patient care
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhrQ5zng3s FDA-registered medical applications provide immersive experiences By Karelyn EvE Lambert – As one of the first virtual reality healthcare companies that is ISO-certified and provides applications that are FDA authorized, VRHealth is breaking...
Precision OS allows surgeons to practice before taking on real surgery
PrecisionOS offers three different virtual reality applications to give surgeons experience prior to procedures. By Kristi Hansen Onkka — Precision OS brings surgical training using immersive virtual reality. This use case for virtual reality enables...
MiGO VR Gives Amputees Hope
By Halle Hershberger — Life after limb loss is filled with unknown questions as to whether patients can resume normal activities. However, the Hanger Clinic based out of Austin, Texas recently introduced a new...
Virtual Medicine symposium brings great minds together
Sold-out conference at Cedar-Sinai in Los Angeles explores the clinical challenges and benefits of prescribing VR for patient care. Virtual Medicine was developed by Dr. Brennan Spiegel, Director of Health Research and a pioneer in the use of...
BELLA VR uses escapism to treat anxiety
New VR headset simplifies the patient experience. The medical field and the world of virtual reality can work well in tandem, and BELLA VR is one company looking to innovate in both fields simultaneously. However, while...
VR “Canetroller” makes virtual worlds accessible for the visually impaired
‘Canetroller’ uses haptic, audio feedback to simulate virtual space for the blind Most traditional virtual reality systems are based at least partially around what the user can see with his or her eyes. This...
A look into the development of Fjord’s virtual reality wheelchair training program
https://www.youtube.chttps://vimeo.com/214086656om/watch?v=9uOETcuFjbE In recent years, many innovative companies have utilized the power of technology to make life a little bit easier for people who are wheelchair bound. One of these companies is Fjord, whose tagline...
