ABSTRACT

This edited book focuses on the role and use of VR for healthcare professions in both health and rehabilitation settings. It is also offers future trends of other emerging technology within medicine and allied health professions. This text draws on expertise of leading medical practitioners and researchers who utilise such VR technologies in their practices to enhance patient/service user outcomes. Research and practical evidence is presented with a strong applied emphasis to further enhance the use VR technologies within the community, the hospital and in education environment(s). The book may also be used to influence policymakers on how healthcare delivery is offered.

part Section I|8 pages

Introductory Perspective

part Section II|108 pages

Virtual Reality in Neurological Rehabilitation

part Section III|24 pages

Virtual Reality for Health Education

part Section V|100 pages

Emerging Perspectives and Applications of Virtual Reality in Practice

chapter 15|17 pages

Applications of Virtual Reality in Aphasia Therapy

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