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…
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Welcome to the September edition of Digital Health Digest! This month, we cover groundbreaking developments, from Particle Health’s legal battle against Epic to hologram doctor visits at West Cancer Center and Neuralink’s latest FDA…
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Highmark, an insurer in Pennsylvania, will now cover AppliedVR’s RelieVRx, a device for chronic low back pain, the companies announced Monday. This makes Highmark the first commercial insurer to cover the device.
RelieVRx is an…
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What You Should Know:
– Highmark, a commercial health insurance plan, has announced coverage for RelieVRx, a virtual reality-based therapy for chronic low back pain.
– This landmark decision makes RelieVRx accessible to over four million…
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Background: Physical therapy has demonstrated efficacy in managing non-specific low back pain (NLBP) among patients. Nevertheless, the prevalence of NLBP poses a challenge, as the existing medical infrastructure may be insufficient to care for…
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Chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is a global problem, affecting approximately 1.7 billion people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Lower back pain, an MSK condition, is the leading cause of disability in…
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What You Should Know:
– AppliedVR, an immersive therapeutics (ITx) pioneer advancing a novel, virtual reality-based approach to medicine, today announced results from a secondary analysis of a large randomized controlled trial (RCT) that evaluated…
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What You Should Know:
– AppliedVR, a leader in immersive therapeutic solutions, has announced the launch of their flagship product, RelieVRx®, into the workers’ compensation market. This FDA-authorized virtual reality (VR) program is the first…
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Japanese IT and electronics company NEC Corporation and Tokyo Medical and Dental University have developed an AI-based technology to support individuals possibly dealing with chronic lower back pain by automatically estimating its causes.HOW IT WORKS
Firstly, the digital…
Dr. Rey Bosita, Jr., MD, MBA, a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon at the Texas Back Institute Plano, Flower Mound and Rockwall locations joins eHealth Radio and the Health News & Orthopedic Channels. Dr. Bosita specializes…
