Tag: THERAPY

The Web is teeming with the unrealized ideas of both students and established designers who set out to produce astonishing renderings and prototypes for unusual products. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, money, or technology, many of those products never progress from the planning stages to the mass market. But that doesn't mean we can't salivate over them, nevertheless. As the ...

Virtual reality has been used for years to treat such phobias as heights and spiders, but improvements in the technology -- particularly in the field of artificial intelligence -- are allowing researchers and therapists to expand the scope of virtual treatments. It's now possible to use virtual people and avatars to address social problems like anxiety, alcoholism and gambling addiction. ...

Going to your therapist may no longer require that you get in your car, sit in a stuffy office, or even get out of your pajamas. That's because a new online service called Mentaline now provides users with instant access to therapists, psychologists and life coaches, who deliver their professional services entirely via webcam. [Ed. Note: Is Lisa Kudrow behind this?] According to TechCrunch, ...

Whereas traditional therapist-patient relationships have always been restricted to the four walls of a shrink's office, doctors and patients alike have begun taking their camaraderie online. And, as the L.A. Times reports, the trend has raised the eyebrows of many medical ethicists, most of whom consider Facebook friendships or investigative Google searches a direct violation of the doctor-patient ...

Allergy sufferers in Japan are turning to a rather unique cure: ringtones. The Japan Ringing Tone Laboratory is currently selling ringtones it bills as therapeutic, claiming that they can sooth a diverse set of maladies or provide a general boost, depending on a person's star sign. Matsumi Suzuki, a voice-print identification expert and creator of BowLingual (a dog bark translator), is the man ...

There may be no better feeling in the world than a good scalp massage, but unfortunately, nobody wants to sit around and massage our noggins all day. But we've found the perfect solution. It's called Headtime by South Korean company Kinatech, and this over-sized silver helmet will melt away all your worries and stress. According to Engadget, the device uses 29 silicone balls and 34 ceramic balls ...

Insomnia and the Internet seem to be good bedfellows; just ask anyone browsing the 'tubes at 3 a.m. But researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have decided to combine the restlessness of insomniacs and the accessibility of the Web, creating an online program that gives advice and plays games with people who have trouble sleeping. Based on the assumption that cognitive therapy ...

After suffering a stroke in a hotel room following a US tour with his band, the Long Blondes, guitarist Dorian Cox was left paralyzed down the right side of his body. Even simple movements were made impossible, let alone the ability to play his guitar. Now he's undergoing neurological physiotherapy, which includes training sessions with a mechanical glove called SaeboFlex, which benefits ...

With all the mobile apps available out there, it was probably inevitable that one offering therapy would come along in this day and age. Seriously, there's a free program called My Mobile Guru that offers downloadable recordings from therapist Gary Siva for a small fee. Available only in the UK, users access the sessions by downloading the app and then purchasing the recordings for use on their ...