Healing Horizons: Adaptive VR for Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation

Healing Horizons presents a novel, bio-adaptive Virtual Reality (VR) approach to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) rehabilitation. Traditional therapies often fall short, prompting the need for a more personalised, dynamic intervention. Healing Horizons meets this demand by combining real-time physiological data with VR technology, facilitating effective recovery. The system uses the novel Galea VR head-mounted display (HMD) with integrated physiological sensors to continuously monitor brain activity, skin responses, muscle movements, and heart rate variability. These real-time bio-signals predict the user’s cognitive fatigue, a common challenge in TBI patients. The VR environment then adapts dynamically to these physiological cues, ensuring the therapeutic experience is optimised for the individual’s current cognitive state. This personalised approach helps develop resilience and social skills while addressing cognitive fatigue within a realistic yet controlled setting. Our demo showcases the potential of VR HMDs with physiological sensors to be used for bio-responsive virtual rehabilitation.