How Does Medical Virtual Reality Make Healthcare More Pleasant?

Medical virtual reality goes entirely against conventional beliefs about technology making healthcare less human, less empathetic and less caring. Virtual reality teaches empathy to med students, makes vaccination for children more sufferable, helps get rid of fears by treating phobias, relieves chronic pain or fulfills the last wishes of the dying. The many faces of medical virtual reality Although the use of virtual reality in healthcare is not widespread yet, the technology holds great promise. Goldman Sachs estimated in its 2016 report that 8 million physicians and medical technicians could make use of augmented reality or virtual reality products worldwide – and the number of users could grow from an estimated 0.8 million in 2020 to 3.4 million until 2025. Medical education, surgery, rehabilitation medicine, psychiatry, and psychology could all benefit from VR. As a doctor, you could assist in the OR without ever lifting a scalpel or prepare for complex surgeries efficiently. As a medical student, you could study the human body more closely and get ready for real-life operations. However, patients will benefit the most. Virtual reality can support better management of chronic pain, can treat fears and phobias or help survive medical events, from as painful as childbirth until vaccination. For example, not only does virtual reality make rehabilitation from neck, spinal or other injuries faster and easier, but you could escape the confinement of your hospital room and t...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Future of Medicine Virtual Reality in Medicine chronic pain empathy Healthcare pain management pediatrics psychology trauma vaccination VR Source Type: blogs