Meet Virtual Reality, Your New Physical Therapist While use of the gaming technology for improving physical ailments is still in the early stages, it shows promise — and it’s fun. Michael Heinrich, who lost the use of the lower half of his body after an accident, undergoes virtual reality therapy. “From an emotional standpoint, coming off an injury where I lost the majority of the use of my body, V.R. pushed the boundaries of what I thought was possible,” he said.Credit...Michigan Medicine This article is part of our new series on the , which examines changes in the medical field.