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Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2025

Towards teleconsultations in the metaverse: design and preliminary study of an immersive teleclinic for neuro-psychological assessment

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Yannick Prié
Toinon Vigier
Didier Acier
Hélène Bonneville
Manon Georges
Solène Thévenet
Samuel Bulteau

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1545569

3,695 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Jul 2025

Automated interaction may reduce emotional reactivity in VR: a randomized study with healthy participants

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Julia Elisabeth Diemer
Magdalena Sich
Bastian Lange
Mathias Müller
Marius Koller
Philip Schäfer
Gerrit Meixner
Alexander Brunnauer
Peter Zwanzger

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1536968

2,021 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jun 2025

Body movement as a digital biomarker in chronic pain rehabilitation: a real-world pilot study using virtual reality

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Sammeli Liikkanen
Tero Jalkanen
Mika Mäkinen
Teppo Huttunen
Reijo Kilpeläinen
Jori Reijula
Jonna Heimonen
Anssi Mäkiniemi
Giovanni Gentile
Christopher Eccleston

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1601823

2,268 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Jun 2025

Augmented reality live demonstrations during traditional lectures improve understanding of computed tomography data sets by medical students

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Alice M. Jacob
Alexander M. C. Böhner
Lucia D. Beissel
Lukas Oelmeier
Mark Born
Anna-Maria Odenthal
Christoph Endler
Andreas Henkel
Matthäus Reinert
Sebastian Nowak

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1583686

1,807 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Virtual reality-delivered skills-based therapy for chronic lower back pain: from proof-of-concept to FDA authorization to clinical implementation in-home and beyond

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Todd Maddox
Josh Sackman
Matthew Stoudt
Michael Chibbaro
Emily Judge
Regan Rothery
Jesse Donini
Roselani Maddox
Beth D. Darnall

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1613188

4,708 views
1 citation

Clinical Trial

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Virtual reality-based exposure with 360° video as part of cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder: a three-arm randomized controlled trial

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Per Trads Ørskov
Eik Runge
Trine Theresa Holmberg Sainte-Marie
Mathias Torp Ernst
Lars Clemmensen
Caroline Høier Dalsgaard
Mia Beck Lichtenstein
Stéphane Bouchard

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1588181

5,923 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Social facilitation within immersive virtual reality enhances perseverance in stroke rehabilitation training

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Christos Hadjipanayi
Dimitris Sokratous
Christos Kyrlitsias
Domna Banakou
Despina Michael-Grigoriou

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1581240

3,120 views
1 citation

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Jun 2025

A feasibility study of the use of virtual reality relaxation in an NHS inpatient neurorehabilitation unit

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Laura Edwards

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1504894

1,487 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 30 May 2025

Mental health clients’ perspectives on telehealth-based virtual reality therapy

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Triton Ong
Julia Ivanova
Hiral Soni
Janelle Barrera
Mollie Cummins
Brandon M. Welch
Brian E. Bunnell

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1595326

5,395 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2025

Current status of virtual reality researches at healthcare: thematic and bibliometric analysis

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Mustafa Kafes
Yusuf Yalcin Ileri

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1411075

7,851 views
2 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 21 May 2025

Effect of mixed-reality therapy on finger movement function of hemiplegic stroke patients

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Shuichi Sasaki
Naonobu Takahira
Chieko Yoda
Takayuki watabe
Risako Nakanishi
Keiichiro Aoki
Michiteru Miyazaki
Syuhei Chiba
Sora Kurosaki
Akari Kobayashi

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1559755

1,466 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2025

Designing a virtual reality framework for prospective memory training: integration of visual imagery and daily-life simulations

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Satoshi Fukumori
Kayoko Miura
Ayako Takamori
Sadao Otsuka

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1555111

2,334 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 23 Apr 2025

Flourish the mood: a systematic review on the impacts of metaverse on psychological and mental health

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Rasha S. Aboul-Yazeed
Ashraf Darwish
Aboul Ella Hassanien

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1429038

5,268 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Research on the combination of algorithms and mixed reality for the localization of perforator vessels in anterolateral thigh and free fibula flaps

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Yixiu Liu
Jian Wu
Lian Zhou
Xi Tang
Shuangjiang Wu
Ping Ji

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1420404

1,942 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Facilitators, barriers, and impacts to implementing dementia care training for staff in long-term care settings by using fully immersive virtual reality: a scoping review

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Lillian Hung
Carol Hok Ka Ma
Chih Yun Huang
Joey Wong
Karen Lok Yi Wong
Keng Hao Chew
Ying Cheng Chao
Ali Hussein
Katrina Yuen
Lily Haopu Ren

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1552370

5,326 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Mar 2025

Virtual reality as a possible aged care technology – opportunities and prejudices from older persons and their caregivers in a qualitative study

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Nadine Andrea Felber
Emilian Mihailov
Tenzin Wangmo

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1502450

5,086 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Feb 2025

Virtual reality for emergency medicine training on traffic accident injury treatment: a randomized controlled trial

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Zhe Li
Wei Wang
Zheng-Zhuang Huang

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1518016

5,440 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 21 Feb 2025

Practical considerations of clinical XR (AR/VR) deployments

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Joseph W. Morgan
Rahul A. Patel
Scott Campbell

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1517402

4,482 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2025

Test-retest reliability of gaze precision of a novel virtual reality-based medical device

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Ana Coito
Avantika Naidu
Julian Lehmann
Bruno Hauser
Dominik Brügger
Mathias Abegg

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1502679

2,375 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Observational cohort study of a group-based VR program to improve mental health and wellbeing in people with life-threatening illnesses

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Hannes Kettner
David R. Glowacki
Justin Wall
Robin L. Carhart-Harris
Leor Roseman
Joseph L. Hardy

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1466362

3,861 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2025

High-fidelity immersive virtual reality environments for gait rehabilitation exergames

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Laura Schalbetter
Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Fabian Gutscher
Ulrike Wissen Hayek

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1502802

4,469 views

Editorial

Published on 03 Jan 2025

Editorial: Redefining the pedagogy in virtual and augmented reality in medical science education

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Maxime Ros
Lorenz S. Neuwirth
Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1533837

2,168 views
2 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 21 Nov 2024

Exploring the dynamics of user experience and interaction in XR-enhanced robotic surgery: a systematic review

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Yaning Li
Meng Li
Shucheng Zheng
Luxi Yang
Lanqing Peng
Chiyang Fu
Yuexi Chen
Chenxi Wang
Chenyi Chen
Bingyan Li

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1461105

3,154 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2024

Speech-in-noise testing in virtual reality

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Melissa Ramírez
Alexander Müller
Johannes M. Arend
Hendrik Himmelein
Tobias Rader
Christoph Pörschmann

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1470382

2,677 views
1 citation

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articles

Towards teleconsultations in the metaverse: design and preliminary study of an immersive teleclinic for neuro-psychological assessment

Automated interaction may reduce emotional reactivity in VR: a randomized study with healthy participants

Body movement as a digital biomarker in chronic pain rehabilitation: a real-world pilot study using virtual reality

Augmented reality live demonstrations during traditional lectures improve understanding of computed tomography data sets by medical students

Virtual reality-delivered skills-based therapy for chronic lower back pain: from proof-of-concept to FDA authorization to clinical implementation in-home and beyond

Virtual reality-based exposure with 360° video as part of cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder: a three-arm randomized controlled trial

Social facilitation within immersive virtual reality enhances perseverance in stroke rehabilitation training

A feasibility study of the use of virtual reality relaxation in an NHS inpatient neurorehabilitation unit

Mental health clients’ perspectives on telehealth-based virtual reality therapy

Current status of virtual reality researches at healthcare: thematic and bibliometric analysis

Effect of mixed-reality therapy on finger movement function of hemiplegic stroke patients

Designing a virtual reality framework for prospective memory training: integration of visual imagery and daily-life simulations

Flourish the mood: a systematic review on the impacts of metaverse on psychological and mental health

Research on the combination of algorithms and mixed reality for the localization of perforator vessels in anterolateral thigh and free fibula flaps

Facilitators, barriers, and impacts to implementing dementia care training for staff in long-term care settings by using fully immersive virtual reality: a scoping review

Virtual reality as a possible aged care technology – opportunities and prejudices from older persons and their caregivers in a qualitative study

Virtual reality for emergency medicine training on traffic accident injury treatment: a randomized controlled trial

Practical considerations of clinical XR (AR/VR) deployments

Test-retest reliability of gaze precision of a novel virtual reality-based medical device

Observational cohort study of a group-based VR program to improve mental health and wellbeing in people with life-threatening illnesses

High-fidelity immersive virtual reality environments for gait rehabilitation exergames

Editorial: Redefining the pedagogy in virtual and augmented reality in medical science education

Exploring the dynamics of user experience and interaction in XR-enhanced robotic surgery: a systematic review

Speech-in-noise testing in virtual reality