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Discover the transformative impact of VR on healthcare through our insightful blogs.

APTA Recognizes Virtual Reality As A Therapeutic Intervention

The American Physical Therapy Association has added a new treating tool to their intervention page further proving it’s efficacy and demonstrating it is more than just the next trend.

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Brianna Hodge Brianna Hodge

What Happens in The Brain During Virtual Reality

Have you ever found yourself preparing for a possible impact in stop and go traffic, an obvious jump scare in a horror movie, or greeting a loved one during a routine visit? This “mind/body preparation” is a brain mechanism called embodied simulation.

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Veena Somareddy Veena Somareddy

Introduction To Integrating Virtual Reality Into Physical Therapy

As a Physical Therapist Assistant, it is my goal to not only pursue the best practice but keep an eye open for new and intuitive approaches to achieving functional goals. I never imagined that Virtual Reality (VR) would become as prevalent as a modality within my treatments. Still, as the years go by, my affinity for VR continues to prove its merit.

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Veena Somareddy Veena Somareddy

Virtual Reality for Stress, Anxiety, and Pain Management

Many research studies have been published supporting virtual reality’s use in alleviating and reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and pain for individuals. Virtual reality has the unique ability to remove the patient from their current state and immerse all of their senses into a much more enjoyable and distracting experience to help manage various psychiatric disorders.

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