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Do we need immersive healthcare technologies?

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  • Duration: 1 min
  • Publication date: 26 May 2020
  • Part of series EngShorts

Abstract

Immersive health technologies provide new and enhanced healthcare solutions from mindfulness-based exercises to exposure therapy and PTSD management. Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality have also played a large role in physiotherapy, increasing recovery times and pain threshold levels. But there are still many challenges, risks and obstacles that need to be considered to ensure the safety of those using it.

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