All posts tagged "VR"

First VR therapy for mental health approved for use in the NHS

A virtual reality treatment has for the first time been recommended for use in NHS mental health services. The “gameChange” VR automated therapy programme has been...

Harnessing technology to create clinical training efficiencies

By Professor Zubair Hanslot, Provost of the University of Bolton

Augmented reality makes Parkinson’s disease physical therapy more accessible

An augmented reality (AR) headset is an effective digital tool for improving posture and gait in people with Parkinson’s disease, a recent Cleveland Clinic trial has found....

Kids are helping design a hospital through the power of VR

At a hospital in California, kids are using VR to inform the design of a new hospital wing. Health Tech World hears from the doctors and...

VR and the healthcare revolution

London first as Cleveland Clinic patient receives AR-assisted total knee replacement surgery

Cleveland Clinic London has become the first hospital in London to successfully perform a total knee replacement procedure with the assistance of an augmented reality-based surgical platform...

How the metaverse will transform healthcare for good

By Ramalingeswara (Ram) Rao Balla , Chief Architect at Tata Consultancy Services Limited

How motion capture, VR and gamification could transform physical therapy

Motion capture was being used in the healthcare space decades before Hollywood adopted the technology. Since then, a technological gap has emerged between the industries. Now...

Immersed in Virtual Reality – TheHill’s VR showcase event

TheHill, a digital innovation catalyst embedded within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, held its annual Innovation Showcase event on May 18, with a focus on...

NHS launches groundbreaking XR training programme

England has become the first country in the world to launch clinical training in perinatal mental health using extended reality (XR) technology. A groundbreaking patient avatar...