In my personal opinion virtual reality can be used in the teaching and education process only under the guidance of a good and prepared educator / teacher. It is not possible to replace the person in human relationships. Technique can only be a tool and nothing else.
Virtual reality can be a great way to teach students about practical knowledge like physiotherapy. I think it will have to be combined with the human touch to impart the full knowledge to the students.
I think that it would certainly be useful for teaching musculoskeletal and neuroanatomy. It would reinforce what is learned through hands-on lab experiences.
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In the era of developing telehealth, VR will be a great tool to implement guided self management and prevention. As clinicians are trying to reach suffering people in remote regions , those home bound or just folks working long hours trying to support family, VR may become an excellent mean of care as long as it is customized and a treating clinician monitors relevant baselines. For example in pain management we may see an effective application of the VR concept by using the MDT system (Mechanical Diagnosis &Therapy of Spine and Extremity Pain).
Virtual reality can be a good tool to cheat the personal mental barriers of the brain for performing any activity. Virtual reality creates an artificial environment and shows the patient a different set up. Enthuasiam of the patient can push the patient towards a barrier free performance of actions which are targetted by the therapist.
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