Right before Christmas, a co-worker noticed that Brevin Cronk's lips had turned blue. It was a new, acute problem with his heart, and he was rushed to UW Medical Center – Montlake.
Virtual reality creates an immersive environment that's great for games, but could it be applied to medical procedures? Dr. Wayne Monsky, director of interventional radiology at Harborivew Medical Center, along with Ryan James and Dr.
The therapeutic use of virtual reality, be it for pain or fear, actually piggybacks off the use and development of video games, said Hunter Hoffman, a research scientist at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
Virtual reality (VR) is emerging as a therapy in a variety of medical fields, and is now being used to control pain. SnowWorld, a VR game, was developed by UW Medicine Drs.
Researchers at UW Medicine will lead a three-year, multicenter study to see whether brief pre-operative ‘warm-up’ sessions can improve a surgeon’s performance.
