Category: VR in Healthcare

Virtual Reality is a groundbreaking technology; there is no doubt about that. And its prowess has revolutionized various industries, including medicine. In recent years, VR has gained significant attention for its transformative impact on the healthcare industry. It is no longer limited to the realms of science fiction. Moreover, with its immersive capabilities, the education landscape in medicine is improving too, while opening new avenues for research.

Global Healthcare is turning to Virtual Reality, which certainly makes for a lucrative prospect for the future. It is helping in better preparing our healthcare systems for pandemics and global health crises, such as the one we face now.

We all know that a fit and active mind is as important as having a healthy body. Regular exercise and good nutrition can keep your body tuned, and if anything goes wrong medics have an array of diagnostics and treatments to help. Maintaining mental wellbeing however is a trickier thing. Our inner world is by and large a mystery even to ourselves, and just recognising there is a problem can be difficult. Nowadays mental health awareness plays a major role in our society.

Imagine if you could be miniaturized and injected into a human artery. Then imagine you are floating there in the plasma whilst a stream of blood cells rushes around you like a shoal of fish. Imagine you can look around you and behind you, and meanwhile a voice explains the purpose of these red and white corpuscles flowing past within a hand’s reach. Wouldn’t that be an amazing and memorable way to learn about how your body functions?

We’ve long realized using virtual reality in healthcare training has positive benefits over traditional methods. Taking experienced professionals away from treating patients in order to train students is expensive and impacts on patient care. The alternatives of learning from text-books and watching videos don’t offer the hands-on experience needed to hone psychomotor skills.