Research into motion sensitivity could lead to improved rehabilitation programmes and an improvement in building designs for people with a rare inner ear condition that affects their balance. Dr Jessica Tyrrell at the University of Exeter’s Medical School will use the VSimulators research facility at Exeter Science Park to explore the response to different types and degrees of floor...
WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH December 23, 2020 – For patients receiving spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for chronic pain, integration with an immersive virtual reality (VR) system – allowing patients to see as well as feel the effects of electrical stimulation on a virtual image of their own body – can enhance the pain-relieving effectiveness of SCS, reports a...
FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO IMAGE: FMRI SCANS OF A STROKE PATIENT BEFORE AND AFTER REHABILITATION USING NON-IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY SOFTWARE CREDIT: RAPHAEL CASSEB/UNICAMP By José Tadeu Arantes | Agência FAPESP – Virtual reality-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with...
by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne The researchers measured the heart rates of the participants as they went through each VR scenario, collecting a large body of heart-rate variation data under controlled experimental conditions. We all react to stress in different ways. A sudden loud noise or flash of light can elicit different degrees of response...
UNIVERSITY OF KENT IMAGE: IMAGES TAKEN FROM THE VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT OF A THERAPY APPOINTMENT. Research from the University of Kent, the Research centre on Interactive Media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies – RISE Ltd and the University of Cyprus has revealed that Virtual Reality (VR) technology can have significant impact on the validity of...
Virtual/augmented reality devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma, suggests new study from City, University of London. CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON Published today, during World Glaucoma Week 2020, a new study demonstrates how commercially available head mounted displays (HMD) can be used to simulate the day-to-day challenges faced by people with...
by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often have a greatly increased risk of falling and injuring themselves even when they feel they’re able to walk normally. Now a team led by scientists from the UNC School of Medicine has demonstrated what could be a relatively...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY The number of drug overdose deaths in the US has never been higher. Most of those deaths–68 percent in 2017–have involved opioids. An estimated 10 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2018. Insights from virtual reality experiments could help break the cycle of addiction, suggests new research from...
by Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University Credit: jeanbaptisteparis. Shared under a Creative Commons license. Researchers have created a virtual reality clinic to make it easier for stroke survivors to attend their physical and occupational therapy sessions. Results from a proof-of-concept study suggest that the technology—and the social connection it facilitates—are effective at encouraging therapy participation. “Physical and occupational...
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve intense burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a small study has found. Scientists from Imperial College London have found that using virtual reality headsets could combat increased sensitivity to pain, by immersing people in scenes of icebergs, frigid oceans and sprawling icescapes. In a...
