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What do speech pathologists think about using virtual reality with people who have a brain injury?

This study found that speech pathologists and virtual reality specialists had positive views regarding the use of virtual reality for the rehabilitation of cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury. This study also provided important considerations for using virtual with people with traumatic brain injury, with a list of recommendations included for clinicians.

Brassel, S., Brunner, M., Power, E., Campbell, A., & Togher, L. (2022). Speech-language pathologists’ views of using virtual reality for managing cognitive-communication disorders following traumatic brain injury. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00077