Cedars Sinai Medical Center is to use virtual reality in its Spine Centre , as a means of reducing patients ' pain without using drugs . The hospital is using technology from AppliedVR in a product called Pain RelieVR which offers immersive VR games to divert patient 's attention away from their procedure or recovery . mark M. wells , MD , a physician at the hospital , describes virtual reality as " dreaming with your eyes open . " Cedars - healthcare invested in AppliedVR through its TechStars healthcare accelerator , whose products were developed in conjunction with the hospital . The Orthopaedic Centre has received a small initial roll - out of the technology , with other areas being added next year .
Cedars Sinai Medical Center is to use virtual reality in its Spine Centre, as a way of reducing patients' pain without using drugs. The hospital is using technology from AppliedVR in a product called Pain RelieVR which offers immersive VR games to divert patient's attention away from their procedure or recovery. Brennan M. Spiegel, MD, a director at the hospital, describes virtual reality as "dreaming with your eyes open." Cedars-Sinai invested in AppliedVR through its TechStars healthcare accelerator, whose products were developed in conjunction with the hospital. The Orthopaedic Centre has received a small initial roll-out of the technology, with other areas being added next month.