Immersive Healing Experiences with VR | Josh Sackman | AppliedVR

In this episode, Jay speaks with Josh Sackman, President and Co-Founder of AppliedVR, a company that uses virtual reality to treat chronic pain. Their flagship product, RelieVRx, is the first FDA-authorized at-home VR treatment for chronic lower back pain. Josh shares how AppliedVR is empowering patients by providing self-managed digital tools for pain treatment and how VR pain management could help relieve some of the strain on the healthcare industry. Josh also discusses his vision for the future of AppliedVR and the potential challenges ahead. 

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AppliedVR’s Social Links:

• Applied VR’s website: https://www.appliedvr.io/
• Applied VR’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/appliedvr/
• Applied VR’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/AppliedVR
• Applied VR’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AppliedVR/videos

 

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• Josh Sackman’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshsackman/
• Josh Sackman’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshsackman

About Guest

Josh Sackman is the President and Co-Founder of AppliedVR, where he is pioneering immersive therapeutics—a new category of medicine harnessing the brain for healing through virtual reality. Josh’s own experience with childhood chronic pain shaped his career path toward wanting to create a positive impact on the health of others.

He quickly transitioned from leading digital technology development and marketing teams for consumer health and technology companies -- scaling businesses from $30M to $600M -- to starting his own entrepreneurial journey. AppliedVR is rooted in Josh’s firm belief in the power of technology to create meaningful connections, tools, and access to information to positively change health and behavior at scale.

You’ll learn about:

• Why Josh pivoted into healthcare and started AppliedVR 
• RelieVRx -  the first FDA-authorized at-home VR treatment for chronic lower back pain
• VR pain management, the healthcare industry, and FDA regulation
• How AppliedVR is simplifying the user experience for accessibility and experiential learning

Timestamps

 

[1:27 - 2:50] Jay’s Intro

[2:50- 07:05] Josh’s background

[7:05 - 12:03] Driving force behind AppliedVR

[12:03 - 21:46] About AppliedVR

[21:46 - 29:01] Healthcare professionals’ response

[29:01 - 32:06] How AppliedVR works

[32:06 - 35:42] Biggest challenge today

[35:42 - 38:44] The team behind AppliedVR

[38:44 - 41:33] The impact of experiential learning

[42:17 - 47:26] The future of AppliedVR 

[47:26 - 48:25] Contact 

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