A US health tech company adds interactive cognitive training to its virtual clinics to guide patients through the process of regaining independence.
XRHealth has announced that the company will start using NeuroReality’s training in its virtual clinics.
NeuroReality, a Dutch medical company, provides virtual reality neuro-rehab training through an immersive experience known as Koji’s Quest designed for stroke survivors and individuals with brain injuries.
The concept is based on neuroplasticity and other neuroscientific principles as well as gamification, AI, and paradigms from conventional rehabilitation to rewire the brain, creating new pathways to allow patients to relearn how to engage in activities they did prior to injury.
Cognitive training technology is used for patients that had an acquired a brain injury or cognitive deficits, stroke, post-concussion syndrome, brain fog caused by long Covid or for post-ICU patients.
The rehab exercises focus on improving attention, executive functioning, visual spatial skills, reaction time, accuracy, memory, and numerical manipulation.
“We are constantly adding state-of-the-art virtual reality therapeutic programs for our users so they can have a one-stop-shop for all their rehabilitation needs,” says Eran Orr, founder and CEO of XRHealth.
“We find that patients enjoy the game-like therapy experiences and are more likely to stick with the prescribed programs since they are engaging from the comfort of their home.”
NeuroReality has six training modules that are accompanied by a virtual assistant that guides patients through the entire process.
Each program has a dynamic difficulty progression that is automatically adjusted to make tasks easier or harder, based on the users’ progression.
The patients can also visualise their personal progress and have access to meditation practices to help them relax from the intensity of the exercises.
Faviola Brugger-Dadis, founder of NeuroReality, started the project after one of her family members suffered a stroke.
“The mission of the company is to improve the lives and outcomes of patients that suffer from brain injury, where doctors can monitor patients remotely and track progress,” she adds.
Sandy Rathod, CEO of NeuroReality, says: “Tracking these type of metrics can provide insights that guide clinicians in their treatment process. With XRHealth we will be able to bring NeuroReality further into the healthcare metaverse.”
