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An unsettled mind kept patients from relief.
Many of Mind + Body’s patients struggle with anxiety and have trouble relaxing enough to begin treatment. Since the clinic treats both mind and body, patients need to be calm, present, and open. They needed a quick, reliable way to help patients relax without adding to the clinician’s workload.
“Their anxiety is sometimes their most crippling side effect.
Until you get that anxiety under control, you really can't work with the patient."
Mind + Body Medicine Owner
T H E P L A N
Patients were invited to try Healium as part of their care plans.
No additional prescriptions, no added stress, just a moment of stillness inside virtual reality. Healium gave patients a self-guided tool that allowed them to enter a calm and receptive state through immersive VR experiences and real-time biofeedback.
“Patients like the feedback. They like that they're getting a concrete way of showing progress. I think it's very helpful for them."
- Dr. Howard Cohen, Psychiatrist
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Patients find a peaceful escape.
Many patients came to see Healium as a source of comfort and control. It helped them relax before or after difficult treatments and often became the part of their visit they looked forward to most.
“As soon as I put it on, I already know where I'm going. It's like I'm being pulled into another realm and it's very peaceful."
- Patient
“They're doing something in the right direction to show progress, and it's a part of the whole psychological mechanism of doing something to enhance their treatment.”
Dr. Howard Cohen, Psychiatrist
