next hour shift magazine show on living in the digital i don't forget you can keep up to date with all the latest news on our website that dot com i'm rebecca riches man evan st will be up with you next hour from may on the inside say thanks for watching. literature advised to us to see people in particular. to see how some is the kids. might. work if. you do the books on you tube. in the. climate change. their suit.

their future. for their city. click. welcome to shift special this time how modern technology can help to heal and prevent illnesses. b.r. goggles can help treat anxiety disorders patients can face their fears and the virtual world while accompanied by a therapist. the autistic yes this makes my fears worse. i feel unsteady or like something is pulling me back and forth. looking at these images again of

a she just heart starts to race she's working to overcome her severe fear of heights the alternative practitioner has been accompanying her journey for 2 months today is their 1st therapy session with the all goggles i think sighted in a little nervous i'm not sure what's in store for me or held reactive. confronting patients with their fears is a tried and true method in psychotherapy gadgeteer much does this with the r. goggles instead of real life situations his practice is one of the few in germany that treats anxiety disorders with the actual reality. of wanting. to christopher to greatest advantage is that it lets me confront people's fear on the spot otherwise i couldn't treat patients fear of heights i would be able to make a palpable here but i don't have an elevator and there are no highway bridges or tunnels around it all where would i find a room full of people. but i can simulate with this virtual reality.

similarly. the university outpatient clinic for psychotherapy inverts book also office patients be our treatment. psychologist polly polly has been exploring the method for 20 years. since 1980 we have been using virtual reality to treat and society disorders as part of cognitive behavioral therapy. results show that this method can be used quite successfully in these cases. the goggles are becoming cheaper and more commonplace but using them for medical purposes also has its dangerous this greatest risk that i can see is if it's used inappropriately if patients are prepared adequately before of the hour session the next. botia to virtual reality can fail and could even increase patient.

professor polyester enforces with an x. sternal company to develop practical systems for using virtual reality more frequently in behavioral therapy. going to touch a face. piggin of a session at the most practice went well with relaxation exercises and self-help techniques and she slowly getting used to facing her fears. so he really did feel so real just like in reality i'm so distressed just seeing it in front of me i'm all sweaty now it's. improved accessibility means it will be much easier for therapists to treat anxiety disorders in the future. hospitals in the future will be digital this should reduce complications and increase safety in surgery and doctors are hoping that they will have to spend less time filling out paperwork. that's happened at monitoring

a surgical procedure nothing new in this operating room the n.t. specialist is working to digitalize the entire clinic how it he described his project. distinctly best of all i think the best name for it is automation lines and anything that can sensibly be transferred from the surgeon and team to machines or software is passed on to make surgery safer and more efficient. huntin it has been having problems with his sinuses for a long time he wants to undergo surgery at the aqua clinic leipzig upon arrival he's checked into the clinic system the software doesn't just monitor his surgery but also the entire process of patient management from admission to aftercare. c.t. scans hearing tests lab results everything is available digitally. with. or

shortly before the procedure surgeon give a shit holes visit his patients. they review the surgery plan together. if we're primarily focusing on modifying the max interest. sinus on your left. an app on his smartphone has all the information readily available for the certain. to assist with an avocation during the surgery func a nice head was already scanned layer for layer the images are now available as a 3 d. scan and this is resolved with already knows the entire procedure each step is digitally saved the images automatically added to the surgical report. the unease that is task the surgery plan a detail checklist to. get outside here we can call up the surgeons we don't have to ring them up anymore we just use the system. but it's just. in professor gave

his clinic there more than $3000.00 surgical interventions every year. digitally marking the safety zones in the patients heads is standard procedure under no circumstances should the surgical instruments reach the eye sockets or brain. nextstep conklin his head is measured and then matched with the scan on a computer. this is the basis for the never gauge and system which shows the surgeon precisely where his instruments are located in the patient's head at any given time. only then can disagree begin. the bony barrier to the brain is paper thin at this point the never gave him once a surgeon whenever he gets too close to the beria. professor gable stalls and his team look to a totally different technology for advice. recitation of price tones and public aviation helps us enormously anything happening in the cockpit is very

similar lots of influences many confounding factors a great deal of responsibility and we really listened to this day we've got consultants from of times of former try. pilots but also technology and cockpit manufacturers. one of the most important parts of the procedure is crossing of the checklist it's required by the software. after the surgery comes the last step the surgeon dictates a few final remarks the computer creates a surgical report automatically of course. scientists and game developers are working on computer games that can be healthy health games not only increased fitness but they can also support cancer treatment and possibly even prevent dementia. no joystick needed for these video games motorcycles table tennis paddles everything is steered

by the body and recorded by a camera this makes it easier for the game is all elderly people once a week they meet up in their retirement and then hand it to play. the games were designed specifically for their age group on a special console the memory bus. going in my behalf i'm fascinated by the technology every time improving yourself with the slightest movements and concentration. fear playing games can be fun. it's definitely fun but it's also meant to be healthy the developers of so-called health games work together with doctors to tailor their console's to elderly persons needs their approach preventing illness by using a training program based on computer games. playing these games that we have developed here train standing and walking ability slows down cognitive deterioration and creates

a social environment these are all things that contribute to a healthy aging. studies show how effective such games can be like the postman game where mail is delivered as quickly as possible. this is supposed to improve the game is motor functions and prevent future dimentia scientists the morning is working on refining the game and the new version gamers deliver mail in the 3 d. city this train's visual thinking as well as memory retention with impacts on the brain events might find it may know that certain parts of the brain decrease with dementia and over the course of the illness they begin to decline we hope that we can encourage these areas to grow again through video games in order to counteract the illness. according to their research computer games can impact 2 regions in particular these areas are precisely those that start shrinking before dementia sets in it's primarily concerned with the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex

both regions are especially important when i need to orient myself in space so when i think about how to get from a to b. that's when i need these areas of using them frequently makes them increase in value. simone actually in hopes that this could prevent dimentia the professor has been researching the health benefits of computer games for years in one study she let person suffering from depression play the action game bo'sun x. among those who played brooding a typical some to much depression decreased the exact reason still needs to be studied but how healthy can smartphone games be this is being researched at the technical university of darmstadt ph d. students have come up with a type of pac-man game in the real world the game of collects coins while being chased by ghosts who speed increases or decreases according to the game this fitness. researchers define goober's sees a great medical advantage in health games. reverence for couch by comparison

conventional therapy doesn't include a playful aspect and there are certain cognitive exercises like one study that you just have to get through. if you add an aspect of playfulness the chances are you'll have more fun for a long time and that increases motivation that's your. the classic health game was developed in the us remission is a game for children with cancer originally designed as a 3 d. shooter where you shoot cancer cells there are multiple playing modes around now the goal is to destroy the team on every level this game cannot fight real cancer of course but it can assess the therapy. you learn a little bit about the illness how it works and that you can fight it. and this motivation encourages you to really follow the therapy and when you do it properly

the chances are that your condition will improve it. whether it's cancer depression or forgetfulness health games can help the body and soul but one thing is clear to developers and doctors alike games alone on most enough. damage has been i don't think video games can generally replace their a p but i think they can be a kind of add on something to additionally give out to the patients especially because they can then continue therapy at home and fight their illness from anywhere else if they contract. with enough gaming to get healthy and to stay fit if on top of this it's also a fun thing gaming will not be limited to this retirement home in the future.

a winter sports paradise even without water. yes you can do sports in the caribbean forest even without snow. i also think. mining in a city known for its theatrical at years ago this to. poker shake it takes us to one of the eastern germany's most beautiful vacation mary cheh game. next on d w. beethoven is for me. beethoven is for you. beethoven as for hell. beethoven is for her. beethoven is for them.

beethoven is for us. over is for every one. beethoven 202250th anniversary year long do you go into. trees and mountains as far as the eye can see. i am in the.