After Promising Clinical Results, Healthcare Has Emerged as an Early Booster of VR

Inside Digital Health May 30, 2019
Samara Rosenfeld

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) tools have the potential to enhance treatment and diagnostics and improve outcomes. These technologies, though still in their infancy in healthcare, have shown positive results in clinical trials, including one conducted by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The randomized controlled study demonstrated the use of an immersive VR intervention for non-opioid pain management. The patients who used a 3D VR intervention versus a two-dimensional pain-distraction video achieved a larger pain reduction, hinting at what could be an important future for the technology.

What’s more, a recent study found that a VR tool identified early Alzheimer’s disease more accurately than existing cognitive tests. And in another study published in JAMA Network, AR digital therapy solutions were...

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