Tag: virtual reality

Letter to the Editor: Beyond Robotics and Virtual Reality: It’s Time to go Back to the Patient!
Dear Editor: There is great scientific activity regarding robotics, virtual reality (VR), telehealth, and digital medicine.1–2 A “mischievous” point of view could tell that they are running after the real life, like the poor boy’s finger in the Harlem Dam hole. Evidence-based medicine, cost/efficacy ratio, and consensus papers are trying to put the hat over […]

Immersive Virtual Reality for Pain Relief in Upper Limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study
by Brian Chau, MD; Ivan Phelan, MSc; Phillip Ta, MD; Bradley Chi, BS; Kevin Loyola, BS; Elizabeth Yeo, BS; Justin Dunn, BS; Sarah Humbert, MD; Justin Hata, MD; Ryan Haglund, AS; Luis Luna, BS; Graham Kampmeier; and Brandon McCowan, MS Drs. Chau, Ta, Humbert, and Hata and Mr. Chi are with the Department of Physical […]

Virtual Reality Neurorehabilitation for Mobility in Spinal Cord Injury: A Structured Review
by Elizabeth Yeo, BS; Brian Chau, MD; Bradley Chi, BS; David E. Ruckle, BS; and Phillip Ta, MD Ms. Yeo, Dr. Chau, Mr. Chi, and Dr. Ta are with the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Loma Linda University Health Department in Loma Linda, California. Mr. Ruckle is with Loma Linda University School of […]

Immersive Virtual Reality Therapy with Myoelectric Control for Treatment-resistant Phantom Limb Pain: Case Report
by Brian Chau, MD; Ivan Phelan, MS; Phillip Ta, MD; Sarah Humbert, MD; Justin Hata, MD; and Duc Tran, MD, PhD Dr. Chau, Dr. Ta, Dr. Humbert, Dr. Hata, and Dr. Tran are with the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Loma Linda University Health. Mr. Phelan is with the Research Institute C3RI at […]

Virtual Reality and Medical Inpatients: A Systematic Review of Randomized, Controlled Trials
by Julieta Dascal, BA; Mark Reid, PhD; Waguih William Ishak, MD, FAPA; Brennan Spiegel, MD, FACG; Jennifer Recacho, MA; Bradley Rosen, MD; and Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA All authors are from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences in Los Angeles, California. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2017;14(1–2):14–21. Funding: No funding was received for the […]