Running group VR rehabilitation sessions

The question

Big question today. How can one therapist run a group and still give each patient individual training? You're with Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Videos, on virtualrealityrehabilitation.com.

Meet the running group VR rehabilitation sessions

In a group VR session, several patients each work through their own virtual programme at the same time. With HVS 6D VR, each person's scene can be set to their own level and adjusted as they progress, while one therapist, clinician or practitioner oversees the room. That can help a service see more patients, shorten the waiting list and give each person more practice time.

How it runs

Here's the plan. First, assess each patient and set their own programme. Next, arrange the room so the clinician can see everyone safely. Then, start each patient on their own task, at their own level. Finally, move round the group, coaching and adjusting levels using the live data.

Strengths and limits

What does VR bring to the table? One clinician can treat more patients in a session. Each patient can get longer practice, paced to them. Every session is recorded for review. The honest caveats. Safe group size is a clinical decision for each service. Some patients will still need one-to-one sessions.

What to measure

And how do we track progress? Practice time per patient: the training each person actually got. Level reached in each person's programme: individual progress. Patients seen per clinician session: service capacity. Waiting list trends: whether the backlog is falling. Picture a session where four patients work on balance, reaching, wayfinding and a shopping task. One clinician moves between them. Each person gets a full session of practice at their own pace, and the service can offer more appointments from its waiting list.

The takeaway

Here's the bottom line: level reached in each person's programme and its neighbours tell you how the task was done, not just how fast. Check the page for the full transcript and sources.