Virtual reality-based systems and methods

Abstract

A method can include: mapping an avatar of a user to a physical body of the user; representing a target area of pain, injury, or disease within the avatar; applying a visual therapy to the target area; and the targeted area responding to the visual therapy.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 mapping an avatar of a user to a physical body of the user;   representing a target area of pain, injury, or disease within the avatar;   applying a visual therapy to the target area; and   the targeted area responding to the visual therapy.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the user using a tool to treat a symptom area on the user's avatar. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising the user representing the symptom area on the user's avatar. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising a clinician reviewing progress of the user over time based on the user's avatar. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the user mapping a pain sensation prior to wound care. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising a clinician applying a treatment visualization by “erasing” a portion of the user's avatar. 
     
     
         7 . A system, comprising:
 a neural input output device (NIOD) implanted in a user;   a real-time engine communicatively coupled with the NIOD; and   a three-dimensional (3D) object communicatively coupled with the NIOD.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the 3D object is a physical object. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the 3D object is a virtual object. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the 3D object has a plurality of attributes. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of attributes is selected from the group consisting of: texture, temperature, and mass. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the 3D object is configured to deliver attribute data to the real-time engine. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the real-time engine is configured to deliver sensory data to the NIOD. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the user experiences the sensory data. 
     
     
         15 . A method, comprising:
 mapping an avatar of a user to a physical body of the user; and   the user grasping a compressed telescoped limb at a base of a stump of the compressed telescoped limb.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the user grasping the compressed telescoped limb at the base of the stump of the limb. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the user pulling the limb out from the compressed position to its normal length. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising providing a virtual view of the user pulling the limb out from the compressed position to its normal length.