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
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
Virtual reality is used to treat phobias and other psychological conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It can be used alongside traditional therapies or on its own and has helped thousands of people to overcome their fear or an addiction. What do we mean by virtual reality therapies? This refers to a range … Continue reading Virtual reality therapies
Many people are scared of flying but are able to cope with it and carry on their normal, day to day lives. It does not prevent them from getting onto a plane and is seen as a minor inconvenience. But there are other groups of people who have an extreme fear of flying to the … Continue reading Virtual reality and erophobia (fear of flying)
Social phobia is defined as a fear of social situations, for example public speaking, where the sufferer imagines that they will embarrass themselves or commit some type of social faux pas. They dread talking in front of others for fear of looking foolish or saying the wrong thing and worry about how they are viewed … Continue reading Virtual reality and social phobia
The fear of enclosed spaces or ‘claustrophobia’ is one of the more common types of phobias which are treated by therapies such as hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). But new forms of technology such as virtual reality have been utilised as a means of treating phobias such as these and are proving to be … Continue reading Virtual reality and claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces)
A fear of heights is very common and is defined as an irrational fear of heights to the extent that it causes the affected person to avoid situations which involve heights, e.g. an office on the top floor of a building. This is similar to other phobias in that it causes an anxiety reaction or … Continue reading Virtual reality and acrophobia (fear of heights)
