Medical and care compunetics 4
Written by Lodewijk Bos and Bernd Blobel, they analyse how VR therapy can help people overcome specific issues. For instance, VR therapy can be used as a pain management tool where it can distract the person from feeling pain as they are immersed in a VR environment or as an exercise tool, providing a dynamic 3D models to its user. VR therapy can be used in many other ways to improve the effectiveness of any outcome when offering virtual space where the user can immerse themselves in.
It also explains how VR therapy can be used as an relaxation tool. By immersing the user in a comfortable VR environment such as a seaside and putting the user in a reclining chair with the option of listening to music. By focusing on 2 different types of relaxation techniques which are breathing exercises and muscle relaxation, can effectively immerse the user when they are in the virtual environment. When it comes to muscle relaxation it has 3 stages to let go of the tension in the muscles of the face, neck, shoulders, arms, hands and legs.