Ostim | Vr

[5] Smith, A., et al. (2022). Home-based VR for chronic back pain: a randomized trial . Pain Medicine, 23(8), 1456-1465.

| Osteopathic mechanism | VR affordance in Ostim VR | |----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| | Rhythmic soft tissue stretch | Visual expansion/contraction of virtual tissue over patient’s mapped body part | | Joint mobilization (grade II–IV) | Slow oscillating visual + haptic pulse matched to joint angle | | Muscle energy technique (post-isometric relaxation) | VR guide for active contraction against virtual resistance, followed by relaxation cue | | Parasympathetic facilitation | Slow breathing avatar, low-frequency visual oscillation, warm color palette | | Proprioceptive refinement | Motion tracking with delayed visual feedback (error augmentation) | ostim vr

[3] Schleip, R., et al. (2019). Fascial mechanotransduction and the potential for therapeutic manipulation . Frontiers in Physiology, 10, 1254. [5] Smith, A