VRx: How Virtual Therapeutics Will Revolutionize Medicine
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Author: Brennan Spiegel
Publisher: Basic Books
Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 1541699769
ISBN 13: 978-1541699762
Publisher: Basic Books
Hardcover:
ISBN 10: 1541699769
ISBN 13: 978-1541699762
A leading doctor unveils the groundbreaking potential of virtual medicine
Brennan Spiegel has spent years studying the medical power of the mind, and in VRx he reveals a revolutionary new kind of care: virtual medicine. It offers the possibility of treating illnesses without solely relying on intrusive surgeries or addictive opioids.
Virtual medicine works by convincing your body that it's somewhere, or something, it isn't. It's affordable, widely available, and has already proved effective against everything from burn injuries to stroke to PTSD. Spiegel shows how a simple VR headset lets a patient with schizophrenia confront the demon in his head, how dementia patients regain function in a life-size virtual town, and how vivid simulations of patients' experiences are making doctors more empathic.
VRx is a revelatory account of the connection between our bodies and ourselves. In an age of overmedication and depersonalized care, it offers no less than a new way to heal.