The Intersection of Virtual Reality and Behavioral Health with Shan Padda and Kameron Helmuth

According to the CDC, the percentage of drug overdose deaths has quintupled since 1999. Opioids offer temporary relief from chronic or acute pain, but the drug does not address the underlying causal agent of the pain. Is there a way to heal patients without narcotics?

Shan Padda, CEO of Harvard MedTech, has been passionate about relieving patients’ pain without using opioids since he studied neurobiology as a university student. Harvard MedTech’s Vx Therapy Program heals patients using virtual reality and helps 80% of patients suffering from chronic pain safely without any risk of addiction. Shan discusses why it’s important to maximize the patient experience, how to build successful relationships with prospective business partners, and why orthopedic surgeons support virtual reality therapy as a solution to chronic pain.

Shan chats with Tommy and Kameron Helmuth, Partner at Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors, about his transformation from a 16-year-old Harvard student to a five-time business owner, Shan’s disruption of the healthcare industry, and his quest to mitigate the country’s opioid epidemic.

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