Virtual reality is therapy for injuries
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RAMAT GAN, Israel  - A new system is using virtual reality scenes of surfing and jogging to help physiotherapy patients improve their balance and, for some, even to learn to walk again.
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In the moments after a serious spinal cord injury paralyzed Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills below the shoulders, doctors began an innovative treatment based on a familiar premise.
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UK and Swiss scientists find a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in healthy volunteers.
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A virtual reality hand, complete with vital veins, that "feels" could help trainee nurses practise their jabs.
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Surgeons may soon be able to practise tricky operations using a virtual scalpel on a virtual body, thanks to new 3D imaging.
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The military's videogame recruiting tool does more than just lure future troops. It also teaches the kind of medical skills that can help save lives.
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Some call it "Wiihabilitation." Nintendo's Wii video game system, whose popularity already extends beyond the teen gaming set, is fast becoming a craze in rehab therapy for patients recovering from strokes, broken bones, surgery and even combat injuries.
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Head injuries usually come down to a judgment call and, inevitably, bad judgments are made. Itâs time for a new approach.
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A new generation of complex, electronic birth simulators allow medical students to practice labor and birth -- especially when there are complications. Meet the mannequins.
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Doctors hope to use the body's own nerves to bridge the gap in the spinal cord left by paralysing injuries.
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NEW YORK  - A computerized pain assessment  system may make it possible to establish a standardized way to  quantify neck pain resulting from whiplash injuries,  researchers in Germany report.
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Blog: Intel researchers are using motion sensors to help people set goals for weight loss or track patients who are rehabilitating injuries.
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Virtual reality techniques are helping Danish doctors diagnose heart defects in newborn babies.
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Researchers are developing a new "bone cement" which could give hope to spinal injury victims.
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Earthquake simulators can reduce post-traumatic stress in people who have survived the real thing, a study suggests.
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Alternative therapies such as acupuncture and spinal manipulation may be worth a try to help relieve neck, back and knee pain. That&#39;s the conclusion of a trio of studies that appear in the Dec.
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Scientists believe they are close to a significant breakthrough in the treatment of spinal injuries.