The Future of the Health Industry is Virtual
More than ever before the health industry is incorporating technology into healing and promoting health. Heart surgery is one of the many fields in which virtual reality is being used to improve outcomes.
Surgeons at...
VR Innovations in Spinal Surgery
A virtual reality guide for spinal surgery is under development by Philips. The Dutch company recently announced it has developed real-time augmented reality (AR) technology to guide spinal surgery, making these risky procedures less...
AR for the Blind
If you watched Star Trek in the 1980s and 1990s, you probably remember Geordi La Forge. He was blind but made use of a special visor placed over his eyes to see. A similar...
Virtual Reality Provides Early Diagnosis Tool for Parkinson’s and MS
With more than 10 million people worldwide living with Parkinson's disease, it's obvious that the disease is a growing concern for the entire world. In fact, incidence of Parkinson's increases with age, but an...
VR and Chemotherapy for Cancer Patients
Start VR has collaborated with Samsung Australia and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse to develop a ground-breaking initiative to supply Samsung virtual reality (VR) technology to help alleviate stress for diagnosed oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment...
AR Benefits for Patients with Phantom Limb Pain
Phantom limb pain is common for people who have lost arms and legs. They experience pain in parts of their body that are no longer connected, and unfortunately this pain can be debilitating. Now,...
Touch from VR Characters Viewed as Friendlier
It’s no surprise that touch has a major impact on the interactions people have every day, but recent research shows touch can also play a role when the “people” we interact with are virtual.
According...
VR vs Paralysis
New research has shown that virtual reality can play a role in helping those paralyzed from spinal cord injuries regain sensation and muscle control. The Duke University Medical Center study, published in the August...
Your Health Bulletin: VR Medical Imaging
When virtual reality first debuted, most people imagined it would serve as a creative means of presenting vivid video game environments. Few would have thought the technology would be used to expand knowledge and...
Augmented Innovations Battle Autism
Finding ways to help overcome challenges is an ongoing goal for parents, educators, and healthcare providers of children with autism. Now, there is evidence that augmented interactive play sets could play a role. Children...
