Cash Burnaman, a 6-year-old South Carolina boy, has traveled with his parents to India seeking treatment for a rare genetic condition that has left him developmentally disabled. You might think this was a hopeful mission until you learn that an overwhelming number of medical experts insist the treatment will have zero effect.
"[A recent] clinical trial compar[es] virtual reality with standard exposure therapy - which helps patients relearn their responses to stressful situations by focusing on the traumatic event in a controlled environment."
Soldiers stricken with post-traumatic stress disorder following their service are seeing a new ray of hope in the form of virtual reality immersion.
Soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder show improvements in their symptoms through virtual simulations of combat
PARIS, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OrbusNeich today announced that two subgroup analyses from the REMEDEE trial assessing vascular healing of the company's Combo Dual Therapy Stent versus the TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting ...
A computer game where players perform circus tricks has been launched as an innovative way of helping people overcome a stroke.
Virtual Speech Center Inc., the provider of mobile applications for speech therapy, announced today the release of Multiple Meanings Library, an iPad application available for download on Apple’s iTunes App store. [PR.com]
OLNEY, Md., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SPARTAN MEDICAL INC., a Veteran-Owned Small Business and provider of Virtual Reality Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment Technologies, announced today ...
The Canadian military has decided to try a virtual reality therapy that could help soldiers diagnosed with PTSD.
The Pentagon hasn't made much progress in solving the PTSD crisis plaguing this generation of soldiers. Now it's adding new staff members to the therapy teams tasked with spotting the signs of emotional pain and providing therapy to the beleaguered. Only this isn't a typical hiring boost. The new therapists, Danger Room has learned, will be avatars. Meet SIM Sensei, an advanced virtual therapy ...