Robot Therapy to Treat Tremor

Robot Therapy to Treat Tremor

Individuals with neurological disorders often experience tremors, posing various challenges. To address this, researchers from Korea developed SPINDLE, a pioneering robotic rehabilitation system. Combining virtual reality (VR) with customized resistance training,...
Study: Majority of Physiotherapists Consider Using Virtual Reality

Study: Majority of Physiotherapists Consider Using Virtual Reality

The majority of physiotherapists in the Netherlands and Belgium are not yet working with virtual reality (VR), but are considering using this technology in their treatments in the long term. This is one of the results of a qualitative and quantitative study conducted...
Researchers Develop “Seamless-walk” VR Locomotion System

Researchers Develop “Seamless-walk” VR Locomotion System

The virtual reality system is designed to be cost-effective, scalable, and provide high resolution with an “intelligent carpet” touch sensor. Limited physical spaces in modern, urban life pose locomotion challenges. Virtual reality (VR) translates such constrained...
Penumbra to Develop, Expand VR Rehabilitative Care for Veterans

Penumbra to Develop, Expand VR Rehabilitative Care for Veterans

Penumbra’s collaboration with the VHA will focus on developing VR therapy tools for the most critical rehabilitation needs of veterans. Penumbra Inc announced that it will collaborate with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Office of Healthcare Innovation...
Study: Immersive Audio Enhances Virtual Reality Experience

Study: Immersive Audio Enhances Virtual Reality Experience

The medical study showed how a certain type of immersive audio improves virtual reality for users, with benefits including improved ability to localize objects and events. Bongiovi Medical & Health Technologies’ (BMHT) medical team presented the findings of...