1227 Video Game Medicine

1227 Video Game Medicine

From Travel Medicine Podcast by Travel MDia

May 9, 2026 · 54 min · Season 12 · Episode 27

About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of video games and medicine, discussing various applications and benefits.

In this episode, Dr's J ans Santhosh cover the interaction between video games and medicine. Along the way they cover surgical training, categories of medical games, the power pad, a meta analysis of video game benefits, chronic pain relief, prescription video games, digital therapeutics, virtual medicine, a selection of medical treatment and diagnostic video games about asthma dolphins, diabetes and more! So sit back and relax as we level up your knowledge on video game medicine! Further Reading https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3391574/#:~:text=Video%20games%20improved%2069%25%20of,of%20disease%20self%2Dmanagement%20outcomes . https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/gpr-14-2-113.pdf Hippert, T.A. (2021). The Applicability of Virtual Reality in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Pain Complaints: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study (Doctoral dissertation). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC558687/ https://med.fsu.edu/geriatrics/apelderquest https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6751044/ https://www.chaostheorygames.com/blog/15-groundbreaking-video-games-modernising-healthcare…

People in this episode

Host: Dr's J ans Santhosh

Topics covered

  • video games
  • medicine
  • surgical training
  • digital therapeutics
  • chronic pain relief
  • virtual medicine

Keywords

  • video game medicine
  • surgical training
  • digital therapeutics
  • chronic pain
  • medical games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NCBI, APA, FSU, Chaos Theory Games, Doximity

Books & works: Video Game Medicine

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