Overview and Description Physical Modalities are manually applied agents that yield a specific therapeutic response. This review focuses on both commonly and uncommonly used physical modalities including heat (superficial and deep), cold, sound, electricity, mechanical forces, and light. Superficial Heat
Virtual reality as a distraction technique for pain and anxiety among patients with breast cancer: A randomized control trial | Palliative & Supportive Care | Cambridge Core
Virtual reality as a distraction technique for pain and anxiety among patients with breast cancer: A randomized control trial - Volume 17 Issue 1
Christopher D. King, PhD, is a faculty member of the Department of Anesthesia at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the UC Department of Anesthesiology.
Augmented Reality to Revolutionize the Health Care
Augmented reality integrates digital information with the user’s environment in real time and is becoming more accessible and affordable for medical education and imaging, dentistry, and nurse trai...
PRIME PubMed | Comparative evaluation of virtual reality distraction and counter-stimulation on dental anxiety and pain perception in children
This study evaluated the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) distraction and counter-stimulation (CS) on dental anxiety and pain perception to local anesthesia in children.
Virtual Medical Game - Virtual Reality in Medicine - ServReality
Today, virtual reality has firmly entered our daily lives. Initially, this technology found the widest distribution in the entertainment industry. What is the future of virtual reality in medicine?
French startup tests VR in hospitals as anesthetic replacement - Virtual Reality News
A French startup is exploring the use of (VR) virtual reality in hospitals as an alternative to anesthetics for minor operations, reporting “positive” feedback from early trials. Healthy Mind, the brainchild of three graduates in collaboration with psychiatrists and doctors, uses virtual environments to help ease the pain of smaller operations without the use of drugs while reducing the anxiety commonly felt in hospital environments.
Virtual reality or virtual realities (VR) replicates an environment that simulates a physical presence in places in the real world or an imagined world, allowing the user to interact in that world. There are a number of areas in healthcare where virtual reality has promise: training doctors and surgeons, immersive telemedicine visits, or new kinds of indoor fitness programs, to name a...
Anesthesia-assisted opioid detoxification, is a controversial method used within some treatment centers to facilitate a quicker detoxification process.
Virtual reality distraction helps in assessment of eosinophilic esophagitis in children
Unsedated transnasal esophagoscopy with virtual reality distraction may more quickly establish eosinophilic esophagitis treatment, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.Eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic, inflammatory disease of the esophagus, can be improved by medical treatments and dietary restrictions. Standard of care involves sedated
References in Environmental Cues and Relapse: An Old Idea That Is New for Reentry of Recovering Anesthesia Care Professionals - Mayo Clinic Proceedings
To the Editor: The recent editorial by Oreskovich and Caldeiro1 points out the dangers posed to anesthesiologists who attempt to return to the workplace after treatment for drug addiction. As a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Peer Assistance Advisors Committee, I am well aware that the dangers of addiction and relapse extend not only to anesthesiologists but also to all anesthesia care professionals (ACPs) who have access to potent sedative, analgesic, and anesthetic drugs used daily in their clinical practices.
Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine | Juniper publishers open access journals
The Journal of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine (JAICM) is a globally accepted journal that aims to publish innovative scientific developments and high quality information on anesthesia and intensive care medicine.
TRIPP® works with neuroscience and psychiatric advisors to inform its product development and design choices as well as approaches on how to work effectively with researchers and clinicians focused on the category of digital therapeutics.