Virtual Reality, a new approach to healing | Dr. Peter Buecker

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Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Peter is a native of Louisville, Kentucky where he has been in medical practice as an Orthopedic Surgeon since 2005. For two years he owned and operated Wellness 360, a center dedicated to wellness of body, mind, and spirit using holistic health practices such as yoga, massage, meditation, and health coaching. In April 2015, he began teaching meditation and mind training at the Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion as part of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s vision for a program in secular ethics. As of 2017, he has turned his full attention to teaching mindfulness, meditation, and paths to empowered living to promote health, well-being, and authentic happiness. He is currently completing a PhD in Mind-Body Medicine at Saybrook University and is beyond thrilled to be a part of the team at BehaVR. He is the author of No Magic Pill: Be Happier and Healthier Now, Just As You Are. Topics covered in this episode: •What is Mind-Body Medicine? •What is virtual reality and how does it affect our brain? •How does virtual reality train skills? What will you see if you are working on something physiological? •New VR program for expectant mothers. •Some success stories. •How can patients know that they are getting a great experience with VR? •Meditation practice for your health. To learn more about Dr. Peter Buecker and his work, head over to www.behavr.com Oola is about making the commitment to change, and then going through the growth that it takes to change into a better person. It helps you set a series of small goals. To join our next meeting, head to www.lindseyelmore.com/oola Wellness Made Simple is a new subscription platform; a one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about how to course correct or how to prevent symptoms from happening in the first place. Head over to www.wellnessmadesimple.us to sign up today. We hope you enjoyed this episode. Come check us out at www.lindseyelmore.com/podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome everybody to today's episode of the Lindsay Elmore show. The use of virtual reality is
0:07.2	becoming more common in healthcare. It can be used to train doctors, nurses, and pharmacists
0:15.5	to go through perhaps traumatic or complex medical situations as a part of their training.
0:22.6	But it can also be used in direct patient care.
0:27.6	Studies have shown that the use of virtual reality can help with physical recovery, as well as help to treat phobias and post-traumatic stress disorders,
0:40.4	aid in cognitive recovery for people with traumatic brain injuries, and can even help to calm
0:48.5	patients during dental procedures, and may help people with low vision.
0:57.0	My guest today is Dr. Peter Buecker, a former orthopedic surgeon who now devotes all of his time to mind-body medicine and is part of a team at behavior, a virtual reality company, helping to
1:16.1	transform health care, specifically in people who have addictions or who have post-traumatic
1:23.7	stress disorder, and they are just now beginning a brand new one-of-a-kind program
1:32.2	called Nurture VR. Nurture VR is a new maternal health program dedicated to supporting women
1:43.1	on the complex journey from pregnancy to motherhood.
1:49.1	It was developed and piloted in partnership with the Hogue Memorial Hospital, and Nurture VR is a product that is deeply collaborative with moms, physicians, nurses, and midwives.
2:07.1	The entire experience is six months long and helps to offer companionship, connectedness,
2:15.0	and care-oriented learning modules geared towards approaching the third
2:21.6	trimester, labor, and postpartum care with ease. Let's get to the show.
2:28.4	Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who deserve to be healthy,
2:33.9	with honest, open, and enlightening
2:36.2	conversations with doctors, thought leaders, creatives, and spiritual gurus, you'll walk away
2:42.8	with simple and tangible tips and tricks that allow you to live your healthiest life
2:49.6	so you can pursue your dreams, overcome obstacles,
2:53.4	and leave your mark.
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