Virtual reality can be used to treat a wide range of health issues which include: Lifestyle issues, e.g. healthy eating Preventative medicine, e.g. stopping smoking Rehabilitation, e.g. regain mobility following a stroke Counselling, e.g. post traumatic stress disorder These are just some of the many ways in which virtual reality can be used to treat … Continue reading Virtual reality health issues
What is trypanophobia? This is the medical name for a fear of injections which affects more people than first realised. Many people dread injections and experience an extreme reaction such as fainting when faced with an injection. This is sometimes but not always accompanied by a fear of blood. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one … Continue reading Virtual reality and trypanophobia (fear of needles)
The fear of driving is not a well known phobia but it does exist. There are people who find that they are unable to drive or in some cases, get in or out of a vehicle due to a variety of reasons. A common reason is a car accident but there are others as well. … Continue reading Virtual reality and a fear of driving
Post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a condition which develops when a person has been placed under extreme stress or suffered a high level of trauma. A good example of this is a soldier who has suffered PTSD as a result of front line duty but other examples include an accident, physical assault, terrorism … Continue reading Virtual reality treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
What are the costs of virtual reality treatment for conditions such as PTSD? But if you are not sure what PTSD is then visit our sister article entitled virtual reality treatment for PTSD which provides an overview of VR and this disorder. This article looks at the costs involved in doing so. Virtual reality is … Continue reading Costs of virtual reality treatment for PTSD
Agoraphobia is a fear of open spaces which is the polar opposite of claustrophobia. But, both these phobias cause a great deal of anxiety and distress for the sufferer. This often causes the affected person to avoid situations which trigger an anxiety reaction but this can impact their work and home life. This article talks … Continue reading Virtual reality and agoraphobia (fear of open spaces)
Arachnophobia or a fear of spiders is a common type of phobia which tends to affect women more than men. No-one is sure as to what causes this phobia but people who suffer from this demonstrate fear and anxiety when faced with these small, hairy, 8 legged creatures. This phobia, like many others, is an … Continue reading Virtual reality and arachnophobia (fear of spiders)
A phobia about thunderstorms or ‘tonitrophobia’ is one of the lesser known phobias but like any other phobia it causes stress and anxiety. It is a very specific type of phobia but nevertheless, requires therapy in order to treat it. Virtual reality is one of the newer forms of therapy being used to treat phobias … Continue reading Virtual reality and tonitrophobia (fear of thunderstorms)
Virtual reality has proven to be of real benefit in surgery where it has played (and continues to) an important role in training surgeons. Two examples of this include robotic surgery and ‘virtual surgery’ or surgery simulation. Surgery simulation is discussed further in a separate article. This article provides a general overview of virtual reality … Continue reading Virtual reality in surgery
Surgery simulation is another branch of medicine where virtual reality is used to great effect. This technology is used to train surgeons in a range of surgical procedures, e.g. knee arthroscopy but without any risks. The trainee surgeon can be taught new and potentially dangerous techniques in an environment where they are able to make … Continue reading Surgery simulation
