Ing. Mgr. Aleš Příhoda is working at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering CTU in Prague and in Medical Spa Hotels and Resorts Royal Spa, Inc.

At the European Spas and Balneology congress 2025, he will be talking about Virtual reality.
He explained: “Virtual reality has experienced dynamic development in recent years, not only in the field of rehabilitation and spas. The Czech startup VR Medical, s.r.o. has become the number one on the Czech market in recent years, and experts from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Czech Technical University or the Institute of Spas and Balneology, v.v.i. also participated in the development of the technology.

The use of technology in spas brings many benefits, not only for clients, but also for the spa facilities themselves. The clinical effect has been proven by many studies on a wide range of indications, and further studies are underway.

The reference spa facilities using VR Medical virtual reality technology include, for example, Medical Spa Hotels and Resorts Royal Spa or Lázně Darkov, which won ESPA Innovation Awards in previous years. VR medical was the first to bring unique lower limb and gait therapy to VR rehabilitation, they have detailed reporting, not only for individual therapy, but also for group therapy. Group therapy in VR brings greater efficiency for medical facilities and at the same time increases the quality of movement therapy.

We push the boundaries of the world of rehabilitation with a form supported by clinical evidence.”