VR and Rehabilitation: Dr Ram Hariharan and Dr Abayomi Salawu explore the future of patient care

SCI Care: What Really Matters

07/25/23 • 10 min

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Dr Abayomi Salawu is a neuro-rehabilitation consultant at Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust who is pioneering the use of virtual reality (VR) in rehabilitation. Dr Ram Hariharan is a consultant in spinal injuries at the Princess Royal Spinal Injuries and Rehabilitation Centre in Sheffield and the chair of the UK SCI Research Network.

Dr Hariharan and Dr Salawu got together at the recent BSPRM BASCIS Joint Annual Scientific Conference in Sheffield to discuss the remarkable ways in which VR is transforming patient care, particularly for those recovering from traumatic brain injuries and stroke. Dr Salawu's innovative approach creates a virtual environment where patients can safely practice rehabilitation exercises, aiding their recovery and fostering self-reliance. And VR is impacting the rehabilitation landscape beyond physical recovery. We hear how this technology can train patients in other important aspects of self-care, such as bladder and bowel management. Dr Salawu also explains the emerging use of VR in delivering specialised psychological therapies, such as eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) for managing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

The insights from this conversation illuminate the transformative power of VR in rehabilitation and its potential to revolutionise patient care.

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The SCI Care: What Really Matters podcast aims to provide valuable insights and the most up-to-date information for those providing care to people with spinal cord injury (SCI) worldwide. The vision of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) is to "facilitate healthy and inclusive lives for people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction globally".

07/25/23 • 10 min

SCI Care: What Really Matters - VR and Rehabilitation: Dr Ram Hariharan and Dr Abayomi Salawu explore the future of patient care

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Hello , we are excited to be here at the BASCAS BSRM 2023 meeting in July 2023 . It is a dream come true because , after the COVID , this is the first time we are coming together face to face and also , more importantly , this is perhaps the first time that the two big areas of rehabilitation are coming together the spinal injuries that holds the guttman meeting every year , and

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