Pain medicine experts have clarified which types of pain can be best treated by time in virtual reality for people who have had an arm amputated or paralyzed. Twenty minutes watching a virtual replacement arm perform simple tasks can reduce feelings of uncontrolled or unnatural movement, but sensations of shooting or burning nerve pain may be unchanged. People with amputated limbs often feel pain in the limb that is no longer present,...
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People with autism have an altered sense of self
by Anglia Ruskin University New research has indicated that people with autism have an altered sense of self, which may explain some of the differences shown in social functioning. The study, which was carried out by scientists at Anglia Ruskin University and published in the journal Autism, involved a group of 51 adults, half with and half...
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Effective fear of heights treatment using a smartphone virtual reality app
by University of Twente A fully self-guided treatment using virtual reality (VR) is effective in reducing fear of heights. A team of researchers from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) and the University of Twente, led by Dr. Tara Donker, developed ZeroPhobia, a treatment delivered through a smartphone app and a basic VR viewer. The results of the study were published in JAMA Psychiatry. Two to five percent of the population suffers from fear of heights. Through...
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Virtual reality could be used to treat autism
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Playing games in virtual reality (VR) could be a key tool in treating people with neurological disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease. The technology, according to a recent study from the University of Waterloo, could help individuals with these neurological conditions shift their perceptions of time, which their conditions lead...
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Immersive virtual reality therapy shows lasting effect of treatment for autism phobias
Virtual reality has been shown to help children with autism with nearly 45% remaining free from their fears and phobias six months after treatment. Medical Xpress.com A separate study also published tomorrow, has shown for the first time that the treatment works for some autistic adults. The Blue Room, developed by specialists at Newcastle University...
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10 Exciting Medical Technologies That Will Make You Hopeful About Our Future
Here are the science fiction technologies that make us believe the future of medicine is bright. I follow practically all of the latest advances and developments related to medical technology. I wake up every day to news that make me feel like living in a science fiction movie. Naturally, when sharing my analyses, I strive to be objective, as my job is to prepare every...
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Medgadget’s Best Medical Technologies of 2018
The year 2018 is nearly over, and it is time for us to reveal what we believe were the most notable developments in medical technology. We considered a technology’s clinical importance, the greatness of the leap that it’s making over existing solutions, as well as how we expect it to be adopted by doctors and...
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Virtual Reality Is Used in Clinical Practice
Dr. Brennan M. Spiegel and his research team at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have been experimenting with virtual reality (VR) for years. I had a fruitful and very exciting correspondence with him about moments of immersion, virtual pharmacies or how to travel to Iceland without leaving your hospital bed. Read on! VR is an area...
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Virtual reality helps ease the pain for wound care patients
By Blain Fairbairn In a Canadian first, patients undergoing wound care procedures at Calgary’s Rockyview General Hospital are now using a virtual-reality program to help ease pain and anxiety. Image: Physiotherapists Jaclyn Frank, left, and Jane Crosley, right, help patient Graydon Cuthbertson take his mind off a painful wound care procedure thanks to virtual reality....
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Yes, your pet can tell time
A new study finds ‘timing cells’ in the brain may underlie an animal’s inner clock NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY EVANSTON, Ill. — Are you taking your time when feeding your pet? Fluffy and Fido are on to you — and they can tell when you are dawdling. A new study from Northwestern University has found some of...