medical XR

Person wearing a virtual reality headset
By  Jessica Hagen 11:56 am February 18, 2025
Boston-based therapeutic extended reality platform XRHealth has acquired virtual reality digital therapeutics company RealizedCare, which combines digital therapeutics with wraparound virtual services to supply value-based chronic care management.  XRHealth offers medical extended reality (XR) experiences focused on the physical and cognitive space, including immersive environments designed to...
Josh Sackman, president and cofounder of AppliedVR
By  Jessica Hagen 04:59 pm January 10, 2025
In November 2021, California-based virtual reality-therapeutic company AppliedVR became the first medical extended reality (XR) company to be granted FDA De Novo clearance for a virtual reality healthcare product. AppliedVR's RelieVRx (formerly EaseVRx) is a fully immersive VR experience designed to help individuals manage chronic low back pain and provide a non-pharmacologic option for pain...
Silhouette of man interacting with a virtual environment while wearing a VR headset
By  Jessica Hagen 12:27 pm December 30, 2024
Researchers are looking to conduct a study using AI, virtual reality (VR) and AI-generated voice cloning of a patient's living or deceased loved ones to personalize pain management therapy, according to a paper published in the Journal of Medical Extended Reality. "AI-generated VR technology has the potential to modulate pain and enhance cognitive engagement through rapid design and...
Image of the XR platform
By  Anthony Vecchione 02:15 pm November 15, 2024
XRHealth, a company offering immersive therapeutics, announced it enhanced its offerings by launching an AI-powered extended reality (XR) platform that integrates AI technology within a comprehensive therapeutic system. The aim is to allow clinicians to transition between various therapeutic settings for optimized treatment outcomes. At the center of the platform is the AI generator space, which...
Person doing rehabilitation exercises while wearing a headset and standing next to a PT
By  Jessica Hagen 04:22 pm November 6, 2024
Therapeutic extended reality platform XRHealth announced it acquired cognitive training VR platform NeuroReality and its assets, including its main product, Koji's Quest. Boston-based XRHealth offers a catalog of immersive medical extended reality (XR) experiences focused on the physical and cognitive space, including symptom management, meditation exercises, upper extremity rehabilitation,...
Person using a virtual reality headset with their arms extended above their head
By  Jessica Hagen 05:28 pm April 23, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of a new initiative, Home as a Health Care Hub, that focuses on using augmented reality and virtual reality to improve health equity by reimagining the home environment as part of a healthcare system.  The FDA contracted with an architectural firm that designs buildings with health and equity in mind to consider what will be needed to...