How VR will aid in transforming the Medical Research after COVID-19?
Introduction
Virtual reality continually evolves and pushes your technological limits to see around you. VR has come a long way in the past five decades and it’s considered a rising technology. Over the years Virtual Reality has been utilized in various industrial sectors from entertainment, real estate, automotive, retail, tourism, architecture, education, space missions, marketing and currently acing the Healthcare sector.
Brief History of Virtual Reality
VR technology came into existence in 1957 by Morton Heilig. He invented a multimedia device called “Sensorama” which is regarded as one of the ancient VR systems. However, the term “virtual reality” was coined by Jaron Lanier in 1987.
Break of Pandemic and Transformation of Medical Research with VR
Due to the ongoing pandemic, scientists around the world are looking for alternatives to conduct trials on their life-saving medicines. Here VR technology is being utilized for research and training stimulation for revolutionizing their tests and practices.
The drastic increase of COVID-19 has either forced researchers to shut their institutions or postpone the research work until further notice. They also had to suspend several studies in the process. As the global research organizations are looking for secure ways to resume their trials, the option of VR technology looks promising to them.
Hence, VR training simulations have become instrumental in disseminating and developing protocols to offer better healthcare services in the COVID-19 period.
Since then, the effectiveness of VR has been studied widely for medical interventions in the areas of pain management and psychotherapy. VR has also been used in exposure therapy where patients are virtually introduced with things they are afraid of in order to reduce their phobias.
Apart from that, there are several instances of clinical studies where VR equipments are distributed to the research participants’ homes for investigating interventions like balance training on patients with Parkinson’s disease.
While the whole world is struggling to fight with the current situation and looking for a successful alternative, a virtual reality solution seems to be a fantastic way out. With VR, you will be able to maintain a status quo and create more flexible ways for gathering evidence, testing a hypothesis, and develop new technologies and products for better health. Though researching in the virtual realm might sound a bit too much, but, it is a natural continuation of the latest trend. As many of you have switched to various aspects of virtual reality during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as holding team or business meetings online, attending virtual concerts, social gatherings on an online platform, and many more.
The Power of VR in Medical Research
Therefore leveraging the power of VR in clinical research and trials have not only helped in continual processes but also showered multiple benefits. Virtual Reality offers precise user behavior and movement tracking and also can provide a strong platform for interpersonal and social interactions. Though necessary Medical Researchers are going on conducting in various conventional labs which also include COVID-19, as things are not too well favorable, VR solutions could be a great fit help in this situation.
SMACAR’s VR Solution
SMACAR intends to bring the best Virtual Reality Solution which efficiently aids the healthcare sector and helps the researchers in carrying out their clinical trials successfully. Our VR solutions give a better understanding of the research trials by virtually stepping into the specific procedures. Also, it creates immersive experiences that help in understanding the pros and cons of the research experiments.
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