Engage VR is a multidisciplinary health organisation that provides innovative, engaging and highly successful rehabilitation programs. We support clients requiring complex rehabilitation and create new pathways to a supportive community network, enhancing client progress and connection. Established in 2019, Engage VR was the first clinic in Australia to use technologies such as Virtual and Augmented Reality and we are proud of our innovation and ability to provide our clients with a solution they may not have experienced with traditional health clinics.

Engage VR has head office based in Newcastle; however we offer services to clients all around Australia.

Engage VR team includes physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Speech Pathologists and Exercise Physiologists.

Virtual Reality or VR, as it is better known, allows users to access a simulated experience whilst wearing a set of VR goggles. These simulated experiences can be used to provide experiences for many things, however at Engage VR Rehab we use it to provide experiences to clients so they can complete various rehabilitation activities.

These activities can include arm and leg movements, fine motor tasks, fitness activities and completing functional tasks like shopping etc similar to what you would do in a typical therapy session.

Anyone who has suffered a stroke, brain injury, has Parkinsons disease(PD) or Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and is stable and medically able to participate in rehabilitation.

Engage VR will provide you with a detailed assessment of your condition and provide you with a personalised rehabilitation program. You will get the opportunity to work with highly experienced clinicians and innovative technology.

The program costs are all covered by the Grant that Engage VR Rehab has received.

You will need to have a strong Wifi connection in your home

You will need a mobile phone or landline phone to enable contact.

Engage VR Rehab will supply the rest of the technology that you will require to participate.

Step 1: Registration

• Register for the local information sessions

Step 2: Information

• Attend one of the information sessions
• If you are interested, we will get some more details from you and ask you to complete some initial questionnaires

Step 3: Selection If you are selected for the Program

• You will be contacted by Engage VR
• You will be scheduled for an Initial Assessment (2hrs)

Step 4: Initial Assessment

• Attend for the Initial Assessment with an Engage VR Therapist
• You will be provided with a personal VR headset for you to use in the clinic and at home.
• You will schedule 16 sessions over a 8 week period (1x session in the clinic, one session via VR Telehealth at home)

Step 5: Completion

• At the completion of the 8-week program an evaluation will be completed which will involve the following
  • Review your functional screening questionnaire
  • Provide your feedback on the technology, you clinician and the program

Step 6: Actions after the Program

• Once you complete the 8-week program you will have two options

1. Discuss continuing your rehabilitation with Engage VR and how you might be able to fund this ongoing
2. Hand the headset back to Engage VR and finish your rehab

Yes – If you are selected for the program, we will inform your current treating practitioners about your involvement in this program and supply them with an Initial Assessment report and details about your involvement.

We will contact you directly to confirm the most appropriate information session for you to attend.

Newcastle Project commences:

• Week of the 23^rd September 2024 – Initial Assessment completed
• Week of the 30^th September 2024 – Week 1 of Therapy sessions
• Week of the 25^th November 2024 – Program finalises 

Yes, you will need to attend the clinic in Lambton as per the following

1. Initial Assessment for up to 2hrs
2. 1x 1hr sessions for 8-week period

Yes, you and your Rehabilitation/medical team will receive the following reports

1. Initial assessment report completed at the start of the program
2. Final program report