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At Home Physio Technology Breakthrough
VIRTUAL REALITY TREATMENT DELIVERS A SMARTER AND MORE ENJOYABLE RECOVERY, EXERCISING YOUR STIFF AND SORE JOINTS OR RESTARTING THAT INJURY REHAB PROGRAM IS NOW EASY AND CAN BE QUITE ENTERTAINING
The digital health industry is expanding rapidly, particularly during the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With the impacts of so many people working from home and in isolation, technologies such as telehealth are helping to provide better access to healthcare for everyone, as well as revolutionising the way we capture and use data to support clinicians being able to help their patients, and track their progress. Physiotherapy is one area of health care that is now able to assist most people via Virtual Reality technology to get better, or to undertake a rehabilitation program, at home. Thrive talked to XRHealth, a company that has recently made revolutionary breakthroughs that 16 | THRIVE #3
have made having to do physiotherapy as much fun as it can be, which in turn leads to faster results, because most of us are more likely to keep up our exercise schedule if we enjoy doing it. XRHealth’s Director of Operations in Australia, Esme Naidoo, explains: “We are really excited to launch our first Australian clinic, which offers fun and engaging physiotherapy via telehealth and virtual reality (VR) technology. This is how the system works; after an online consultation, all patients receive a tailored treatment plan and access to their own healthcare portal which displays data to better inform them of their condition and symptoms. We combine the application of digital health with personal consultation to offer our XRHealth patients the best chance of recovery.”
