What Is The Future of AR/VR In The Indian Healthcare Industry
The Indian AR & VR market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 76% over the next six years (2017 to 2022). The Indian healthcare industry has rapidly adapted to a host of innovative digital solutions.
Over the past few years, technological advancements have redefined the entire landscape of the Indian healthcare industry. Advancement in technology developments and modern technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality have been extremely crucial for its rapid growth and led to accomplishing certain goals that were visualized as the future of the healthcare industry.
Future of virtual reality in healthcare India
The healthcare industry has numerous potentials for the application of virtual reality. VR in the realm of medicine is transforming this field by incorporating fascinating practices.
VR healthcare solutions are pushing the boundary of science fiction and the line between fiction and reality is slowly disappearing because of the highly advantageous impact of this application.
Some of the principal factors where virtual reality is revolutionizing the healthcare sector and creating new avenues to improve several medical treatment methods are discussed below.
● Pain management
The parts of the brain that are responsible for pain- the somatosensory cortex and the insula - are less active when a patient is immersed in virtual reality. This way virtual reality pain management relieves a patient from pain and can even help people tolerate painful medical procedures.
Cognihab’s virtual reality therapy has shown positive results in helping patients to cope up with pain and has been adopted by leading Indian medical institutions to facilitate enhanced experience to patients.
● Therapy
Virtual reality is adopted by physicians and medical professionals to treat patients with phobias. In virtual reality-controlled environments, patients are made to face their fears which trains them to overcome these fears. Clinics and hospitals in India are also using virtual simulation, to help patients deal with traumatic events of the past.
They are made to face realistic experiences inside immersive environments to guide them to cope up with anxieties. Cognihab’s virtual reality-enabled solution is creating quite a buzz in the Indian healthcare market and successfully helping individuals suffering from stress and depression, and helping them to recover.
Virtual reality is adopted by physicians and medical professionals to treat patients with phobias using VRET (Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy). In virtual reality-controlled environments, patients are made to face their fears which trains them to overcome these fears.
Clinics and hospitals in India are also using virtual simulation, to help patients deal with traumatic events of the past. They are made to face realistic experiences inside immersive environments to guide them to cope up with anxieties.
Cognihab’s virtual reality-enabled solution is creating quite a buzz in the Indian healthcare market and successfully helping individuals suffering from stress and depression, and helping them to recover.
● Cognitive Rehabilitation
Virtual reality chronic pain therapy is extensively used by doctors to observe patients performing complex real-world tasks after they have suffered from a chronic stroke or brain damage.
Through virtual reality, certain tasks are recreated within the virtual environment which allows patients to get well soon. Cognihab’s stroke and cancer rehabilitation suits are co-created by AIIMS, one of the premium healthcare institutions of India, for an all-in-one rehabilitation solution.
Virtual reality is extensively used by doctors to observe patients performing complex real-world tasks after they have suffered from a chronic stroke or brain damage. Through virtual reality, certain tasks are recreated within the virtual environment which allows patients to get well soon.
Cognihab’s VR cancer and VR stroke rehabilitation are co-created by AIIMS, one of the premium healthcare institutions of India, for an all-in-one rehabilitation solution.
● Physical Rehabilitation
Virtual reality in the Indian healthcare sector is significantly assisting patients suffering from phantom limb pain. Virtual reality has made the task easier for caregivers, as it can enable the patients to perform with the lost limb and provide them relief from the pain and stress.
Virtual reality in the healthcare sector is significantly assisting patients suffering from phantom limb pain. Virtual reality has made the task easier for caregivers, as it can enable the patients to perform with the lost limb and provide them relief from the pain and stress.
● Improved Surgical Methods
As India is progressing with better communication and education facilities, augmented reality in medical education has elevated and improved with the incorporation of advanced technological solutions.
VR-made 3D models are used by surgeons to plan operations beforehand, boost the level of accuracy, and lessen down the chances of risks associated with complex surgeries.
As India is progressing with better communication and education facilities, medical education and augmented reality assisted surgery has elevated and improved with the incorporation of advanced technological solutions.
VR-made 3D models are used by surgeons to plan operations beforehand, boost the level of accuracy and lessen down the chances of risks associated with complex surgeries.
● Solution For Autism and Alzheimer’s
Virtual reality helios in dealing with diseases like autism and Alzheimer’s. Cognihab’s Autism Suite is the world's first immersive all in one Autism suite consisting of virtual reality games for autism, co-created with Lady Harding Hospital. It covers Cognitive games, journeys, training, and exercises.
Virtual reality helios in dealing with diseases like autism and Alzheimer’s. Cognihab’s Autism Suite is the world's first immersive all-in-one Autism suite, co-created with Lady Harding Hospital. It covers Cognitive games, journeys, training, and exercises.
● Improved Medical Treatment Methods
Virtual reality is not only improving the doctor’s ability to diagnose problems better but also providing VR for medical students, the opportunity to get a first-hand experience in a completely immersive environment, by augmenting the real world in a three-dimensional paradigm.
Medical simulation procedures are the artificial representation of the virtual environment depicting real-world situations so that healthcare providers can practice, learn, and assess their medical skills safely.
It has become important for our society, as it is capable of reducing human errors, and more accurate output can be enhanced by the learners. Thus, it has been widely embraced by Indian hospitals to enhance the skill of medical professionals for managing patients with critical diseases such as cancer, speech disorder, spinal injuries, and multiple sclerosis.
Virtual reality is not only improving the doctor’s ability to diagnose problems better but also providing young medical professionals, the opportunity to get a first-hand experience in a completely immersive environment, by augmenting the real world in a three-dimensional paradigm.
Medical simulation procedures are the artificial representation of the virtual environment depicting real-world situations so that healthcare providers can practice, learn, and assess their medical skills safely.
VR is also aiding the patients to recover from their ailments faster and their overall holistic development.
VR in the healthcare industry
Virtual reality has garnered noteworthy attention in the healthcare sector for providing a plethora of benefits. It has achieved exponential growth over the past decade and is slowly ascending to redefine the future potential and impact in the healthcare market. The rise of virtual reality will upgrade the healthcare industry facilitating a better future for the sector.
Future of AR/VR Technology in Healthcare Industry
Virtual Reality has shown progress and is estimated to have a very bright future. It is being incorporated by the Indian healthcare industry to enhance and emerge as a more effective solution for both healthcare experts and patients.
Cognihab is on the mission to become the world’s first & only all in one VR-based healthcare solution provider. It delivers a versatile range of services in the field of the healthcare industry using the latest VR, AR, and MR technology.
