Release date: 2016-01-04
Virtual reality (VR) is not only a concept that looks beautiful, but it is not so simple for young people to wear VR glasses to watch videos and play games. In fact, VR has met with almost all traditional industries, and has or will have a revolutionary change. Today, what Black Sable wants to describe to you is the beautiful new world that virtual reality and traditional medical care meet.
VR technology not only provides doctors with large-scale minimally invasive surgery, but also helps them overcome psychological barriers to sensitive sensory discomfort.
(The Western Digital University of Health Sciences opens a virtual reality learning center | Photo credit: Western University of Health Sciences)
Previously, the Western California University of Health Sciences (Pomona) opened a virtual reality learning center with four VR technologies, zSpace display, Anatomage virtual dissection table, Oculus Rift and Stanford University anatomical model on the iPad. Help students use VR to learn about dentistry, orthopedics, veterinary medicine, physical therapy and nursing.
(Medical VR presentation | Image source: scienceroll)
Taiwan Kehui Medical Clinical Training Center is also using computer and professional software to construct and provide VR medical training. The center not only provides doctors with a more realistic experimental environment, but also reduces the damage of traditional training to animals. Founder Li Xianda mentioned in an interview with China Business News: “From October 2014 to now, 400 first-aid and anesthesia-related professional medical personnel have been trained here, which is closer to the reality of training. The effect is stronger than ever."
Research firm RnR Market Research recently released a virtual reality medical service market research report, which pointed out that the global VR medical service market will grow at a compound growth rate of 19.37% between 2014 and 2019. In addition to training, the VR model is also blooming in other medical fields.
Walk into virtual reality and get out of the psychological shadow
Mental illness is a murderer who is invisible and is currently spreading towards a younger age. Now, virtual reality can be one of the solutions to this problem.
(Google Glass helps normal children with autism live | Image Source: impactlab.net)
Wired magazine previously reported that Stanford researchers are experimenting with Google Glass to help children with autism distinguish and recognize different emotions in order to equip them with interactive skills.
(Source: guardianlv.com)
Newcastle University also published a study at PLOS ONE, saying they are using the Blue Room system to use VR to treat psychological fear and help patients return to normal life. The subject of the experiment was nine boys between the ages of 7 and 13 who were placed in a 360-degree holographic world of holograms, playing around the scene of psychological trauma to children. Psychologists accompany them in the “Blue House†to guide them to adapt to the environment and ultimately help them overcome their fears. The results of the experiment showed that 8 out of 9 children were able to deal with the fear situation well, and 4 of them completely got rid of psychological fear.
Relieve boring helper
When I was in hospital, I was bored in bed, I wanted to go to the beach for a holiday. Magic Leap's unrealized virtual reality glasses can satisfy your wishes.
According to Business Insider, the glasses will be equipped with a system that recognizes the user's location and can upload data to the cloud at any time. In this way, any virtual content can adapt to the current environment and interact with the user. Just put on the glasses and the patient can go to the beach for a holiday: the system gets the beach-related data from the cloud, then maps the room and indoor items to seamlessly interface the two environments.
Use "virtual" to slow down the "real" pain
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(A pain relief VR game Snowworld | Image Source: 3ds.com)
The treatment of some diseases is very painful. For example, for burn patients, each dressing change is a torment. Now, the University of Loyola Hospital in the United States uses a VR game called "SnowWorld" to alleviate the pain of burn patients.
This virtual ice world has icy rivers and waterfalls, as well as snowmen and penguins. Patients can leap into snow-covered canyons or throw snowballs, and their attention is entirely focused on the world of ice and snow, with no worries.
Austin Mackay, a 25-year-old third-degree burn patient, tried the physiotherapy program. He said: "This is much more interesting than ordinary physiotherapy. In the virtual reality world, I am completely attracted. I can hardly feel the treatment process. The pain caused by the movement of the body, I don’t even know if I am really in physical therapy. I am completely intoxicated in the game."
VR "magnifying glass" during surgery
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(Google glasses for surgery | Image source: sciencero)
Virtual reality can also play a huge role in surgery. Previously, cardiologists used Google Glass to unblock a right coronary artery that was blocked by a 49-year-old male patient. Coronary artery imaging (CTA) and three-dimensional data are presented on the display of Google Glass, from which doctors can conveniently direct blood to the arteries. Researcher Maksymilian polski said that unlike traditional surgery, VR intervention "improves the efficiency and comfort of the operation."
Let amputated patients get rid of phantom limbs
Amputated patients usually have to endure the pain of phantom limb pain because they can still feel the presence of the severed limb. There is no effective treatment for this condition, but the medical journal Frontiers for Neuroscience introduces a new virtual reality therapy.
Patients only need to wear headphones and sensors to enter the virtual reality world. At this time, they can not only feel the existence of their own limbs, but also control the virtual limbs to complete specific actions. The developers of the VR system said that they have tested 5 patients so far, and after 7 to 10 30-minute sessions, the phantom limbs of 4 patients have improved significantly.
Virtual reality is gradually infiltrating into our lives. Compared to "VR+ games," the "VR+Medical" model seems to have taken the lead. This means an increase in the level of medical care, and more importantly, it will effectively alleviate the doctor-patient relationship that is now burning.
Source: Lei Feng Net
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