VR can help reduce patient anxiety, improve patient outcomes, and enhance patient engagement, but it does not increase the cost of care.

Tethered VR is used to create immersive simulations for medical training because it provides the highest level of graphical fidelity and performance.

VR is used in surgical training to teach surgeons how to perform new procedures, help them practice their skills in a safe environment, and provide them with a realistic view of the human body.

Exposure therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and dialectical behavior therapy are all types of VR therapy used to treat mental health conditions. Psychodynamic therapy is not a type of VR therapy.

VR can be used to help patients with chronic pain by providing a distraction from the pain, helping them learn relaxation techniques, and providing a sense of control over the pain.

Cost, motion sickness, and lack of evidence are all challenges associated with the use of VR in healthcare. Ease of use is not a challenge.

VR is a rapidly evolving field with the potential to revolutionize healthcare. It is likely that VR will become more widely adopted as a tool for medical training and patient care, used to develop new and innovative treatments for a variety of conditions, and become more affordable and accessible to patients and healthcare providers.

Surgical training, patient rehabilitation, and pain management are all potential applications of VR in healthcare. Drug discovery is not a potential application of VR in healthcare.

VR can be used to help patients with PTSD by providing a safe and controlled environment for patients to confront their fears, helping them learn relaxation techniques, and providing them with a sense of control over their symptoms.

Head-mounted display, mobile VR headset, and standalone VR headset are all types of VR headsets. Desktop VR headset is not a type of VR headset.

AR overlays digital information onto the real world, while VR creates a completely immersive virtual world.

Improved visualization of anatomical structures, enhanced understanding of complex medical procedures, and reduced risk of patient harm are all benefits of using VR in medical training. Increased cost of training is not a benefit.

VR can be used to help patients with ASD by providing a safe and controlled environment for patients to practice social skills, helping them learn how to manage their emotions, and providing them with a sense of control over their environment.

Exposure therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and systematic desensitization are all types of VR therapy used to treat phobias. Dialectical behavior therapy is not a type of VR therapy used to treat phobias.

VR creates a completely immersive virtual world, while MR blends the real world with the virtual world.