VR in physio therapy

In addition to the use at a Anxiety therapy or against Pain VR can also be used in physiotherapy during treatments. On the website of VRPHYSIO you can find out how this works.

The first applications focus primarily on neck problems and their rehabilitation. Patients can choose between different games that lead to functional training. All body movements should therefore be natural or relevant to everyday life.

The fun factor

VR is designed to help patients enjoy the usually rather boring physiotherapy exercises. The applications should be completely intuitive. The problem is often that many patients don't do their exercises at home because they simply lack the necessary motivation. The fun factor will hopefully make the whole thing a little more interesting in future.

The monitoring

Another advantage of VR Physio Therapy: physiotherapists can monitor their patients better and record their progress with VR. With real-time feedback via head and body tracking, the applications help users to achieve their training goals. Detailed reports for each training session allow physiotherapists and, of course, patients to see how they are performing. VRPhysio promises ultra-precise tracking. However, how far this has progressed compared to other games tracking is still somewhat questionable. According to the website, VRPhysio is compatible with HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Microsoft VR headset, Google Daydream and Samsung Gear VR.

A way to curb healthcare costs?

So if you have been fibbing to your therapist and claiming to have done your exercises regularly, you will quickly be exposed. Perhaps a way of reducing healthcare costs or even introducing a bonus-malus system? Anyone who doesn't do their exercises and thus deliberately and intentionally delays their rehabilitation could bear the costs themselves in future or, conversely, those who keep at it diligently will be rewarded. The protocol provides the VR system for this.

But of course the same applies here. VR therapy is only suitable in collaboration with a real therapist. After all, it will be difficult to carry out manual therapy in VR in the future.

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