Articles by Nick Preston

Mr. Preston graduated as a physiotherapist in 2000. He has worked in various Trusts in West Yorkshire and Manchester, specializing in pediatrics and working with children with cerebral palsy. He has worked in research at the University of Leeds since 2008 and is currently half way through his PhD.

A System in the Wild: Deploying a Two Player Arm Rehabilitation System for Children With Cerebral Palsy in a School Environment

Abstract This paper outlines a system for arm rehabilitation for children with upper-limb hemiplegia resulting from cerebral palsy. Our research team designed a two-player, interactive (competitive or collaborative) computer play therapy system that provided powered assistance to children while they played specially designed games that promoted arm exercises. We designed the system for a school […] [Read More]