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Meet Virtual Reality, Your New Physical Therapist

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While the use of gaming technology for improving physical ailments is still in the early stages, it shows promise — and it’s fun. 

Four years ago, Michael Heinrich was riding his motorcycle on the University of Michigan campus when a rotted tree fell on him and snapped his neck, causing him to permanently lose the use of the lower half of his body. He spent weeks in intensive care and then went to inpatient rehabilitation for more than two months...

For this NY Times article, visit the IsraelTrade.org.au website:

https://israeltrade.org.au/2021/04/22/meet-virtual-reality-your-new-physical-therapist/

or direct:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/health/virtual-reality-therapy.html



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