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Mindfulness and VR: How VR Helps Introduce Patients to Mindfulness-Based Interventions
Mindfulness is a state of consciousness that comes through intentional awareness and presence. Virtual reality can lay the groundwork to introduce patients to mindfulness. Let’s explore how mindfulness and virtual reality technology can go hand in hand. What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a concept that has appeared more frequently in social and professional settings within…
Autism
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Journal & Diary: Track Your Chronic Pain
Do you suffer from chronic pain? If so, you’re not alone. An estimated one in five Americans do too, with more than one in three experiencing high-impact pain. Pain that has been present for more than three months can interfere with the ability to: work study perform chores exercise and many things you may love…
Can Chronic Pain Cause Depression?
Chronic pain can be a debilitating condition that can take a physical and mental toll on you. If you are constantly dealing with pain, it can take interfere with your social interactions, work performance, and even diminish your ability to be intimate with someone. This could be why chronic pain is a major contributor to…
How VR Therapy Can Help Reduce Chronic Pain (+Webinar)
Author: Louis Zantema, Co-founder and Product Science Officer at Reducept
Mental Health
Physical Therapy
A Patient’s Perspective: How Virtual Reality is Changing Physical Therapy
A Walk through the Rehabilitation Process using Traditional Physical Therapy Methods vs. Virtual Reality – Assisted Healing You need surgery after injuring your neck. As you plan for your surgery you consider how this will affect your daily routine, the time you’ll need to take off school or work and how you’re going to get…
Occupational Therapy
VR in Healthcare
How Virtual Reality Can Help Decrease Readmission Rates
On October 2012 Medicare launched the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP), whose sole objective is to increase the quality of healthcare services by giving hospitals a strong financial incentive to work better with caregivers on post-charging planning. These efforts are targeted to decrease the number of readmissions in hospitals. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) use the Excess…
Virtual Reality in the service of Pharmaceuticals-how to decrease costs and improve results
Pharmaceutical companies all over the world constantly work to develop new and more impactful drugs to improve health for all mankind. However, in the last 20 years new drug submissions to the FDA had almost halved, while Pharma companies’ expense in R&D tripled. One of the main reasons behind this trend is the complexity and duration…
Hospitals that use Virtual Reality save up to $110 per patient
Effective postoperative pain-management is crucial for patients’ overall recovery process. Traditionally, opioids and painkiller prescriptions were the central elements of pain management because of their effectiveness. However, using them can lead to nasty side-effects such as: nausea, dizziness, and constipation; moreover, the regular use of these painkillers can further develop into an addiction. A study…
A Substitute of Sedation that Makes Sense in Dollars
There are many differences between general and local anesthesia, however, one of the most notable differences is the immediate recovery period. A patient that has been administered general anesthesia will generally have a longer recovery period than the one under local anesthesia. This statement is, however, not always true. For some procedures where there’s no need for…
Using Virtual Reality to Reduce Sedation
Virtual Reality can help cut down $2,000 in CTS Procedural Costs According to the U.S. Bureau of Labour and Statistics, each year more than eight million people are affected by Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and 230,000 affected actually go into surgery. CTS surgery is a relatively simple and quick procedure that lasts approximately 28…
Virtual Reality Needs the 10X Effect
Startup life is chaotic. Period. Most of the time you are trying to solve yesterday’s problems, but once in a while, you need to take a couple of hours off in order to clear your mind. Boz latest blog post reminded me that the best way to do that is to write. So here it goes: In…