VIRTUAL REALITY IN HEALTHCARE
What is VR in healthcare?
Virtual Reality is a simulation of the natural environment. It displays 3D images on the screen. Features of Medical equipment, functions of the human body can be easily simulated by using virtual reality.
How Virtual reality used in healthcare?
Virtual reality mimics surgery, doctors can practice complex surgery through virtual reality and improve their skills. Virtual reality plays an important role in robotic surgery to control the robotic arm during surgery. It is useful for complex operations like neurosurgery.
2.Pain management
It simulates natural scenes of grassland with blue sky and creates some bird sounds to distract the patient's mind and then the pain is managed.
3.Medical Education and Training
By using virtual reality the medical student can easily understand condition of the disease. It shows a 3D image of blood vessels, bones, heart and other human organs. For example, orthopedic surgeries require a large number of procedures, and those types of surgeries are practiced through virtual reality.
4.Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation and physiotherapy treatment is provided through virtual reality with the help of a therapist. Mainly virtual reality rehabilitation is useful for neurological disorders. Virtual reality therapy can be beneficial for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
5.Patient Education and Communication
Rural people can easily get knowledge about disease status from doctors through
virtual reality.
What are the companies using virtual reality in surgery?
1.Echopixel
2.Augmedics
3.FundamentalVR
4.Immersive Touch
5.Vicarious Surgical
6.Medical Augmented surgical
7.Ossa VR
8.Proprio
9.Proximie
10.Sentiar
What is the future of virtual reality?
In the future we can easily enjoy smell, taste and touch by using virtual reality.
Thank You.
With Best Reagrds
Ms Samipriya
Executive Engineer
ATHEENAPANDIAN PVT LTD
Courtallam (HQ) Branch
Tamilnadu, INDIA
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