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.

Virtual Reality is a vast Landscape.; anything can be created within virtual reality to simulate, engage, and entertain the user. The only limiting factor is the designer's imagination. One particular use case showing the flexibility of virtual reality that may not be known is PTSD and Anxiety Disorders.

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.

Despite the many challenges of 2020, this year has been a huge growing point for our company and efforts to supply the best VR solution with our, XR Therapy system. Seeing clinicians in all settings using virtual reality is a dream come true, and seeing the greater amount of adopters and believers in VR testifies to the efficacy and versatility of this technology. The icing on the cake of these amazing opportunities is the fact that we get to work with more clinicians on furthering our XR therapy system to be based on actual feedback and anecdotal findings with multiple different therapists.

This blog covers Virtual Realities impact on facilitating mindfulness and positively for a patient’s task execution and goal achievement.

This blog covers the relationship between Virtual Reality (VR) and Neuroplasticity, and the 11 neuroplastic principles that VR employ.

This blog covers Virtual Realities more prominent benefits, specifically for patient outcomes.

This blog covers the integration of Virtual Reality (VR) into physical therapy. It explains how VR is used to compliment a Physical Therapist everyday practices with their patients.

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.

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.

How is virtual reality being used today in clinics across the world? The science and technology of it all. Libraries of VR applications, the data, and the future of VR for home health therapy.

A breakdown of our Top 5 uses of virtual reality in healthcare and its various uses in therapy.

An inside look at the first rehabilitation clinic to adopt virtual reality.