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Collaborations:
- Bristol Robotics Laboratory
- Bristol After Stroke
- Dhek Bhal
- University College London
- Centre for Ethnic Health Research
- University of Plymouth
- Univeristy of Nottingham
- Tendertec
Research staff:
- Stroke
- Upper Limb Rehabilitation
- Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
- Physicalactivity
- Telerehabilitation
- Digital solutions
- Health inequalities
Teaching staff:
- Qualifications:PhD, MSc, PG Cert (HE), BSc
- Position:Associate Professor in Stroke Rehabilitation
- Department:HAS - Allied Health Professions
- Telephone:+4411732 88829
- Email:Praveen.Kumar@uwe.ac.uk
About me
Praveen Kumar is an Associate Professor in Stroke Rehabilitation at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. Praveen completed his BSc Physiotherapy from Mangalore University, India in 1995 and joined Apollo Multi-speciality Hospital, Hyderabad to work as a clinical physiotherapist. In 1998, Praveen went to Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh to pursue his Master in Physiotherapy. After gaining his masters, Praveen worked in India as a Vice-Principal at the Swantara Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, AP and then as Principal (in-charge) at the College of Physiotherapy, Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital, Hyderabad. Praveen joined UWE in 2003 as lecturer / Senior lecturer in physiotherapy. Praveen completed his PhD from UWE in 2012. Currently, Praveen is the Board member for Publication and Knowledge Dissemination, ACPIN, Editor for Synapse - Oficial Journal of ACPIN.
Area of expertise
My research interests lie in stroke rehabilitation and older population and includes addressing upper limb problems, physical activity (individual and group exercises), telerehabilitation and robotics in rehabilitation, health inequalities (ethnic minority communities).
Upper Limb rehabilitation: includes special interest in the assessment approaches for shoulder pain and subluxation (using diagnostic Ultrasound) and management of upper limb impairments in people with stroke.
I have been involved with technology-based interventions for upper limb impairments including Electrical Stimulation, Virtual Reality, GripAble Gaming device, Lycra Arm sleeve, Wearable Sensors, Digital resources, exercise videos, development of remote based interventions (Telepresence robots) to improve functional independence and enhance physical activity in older people, people with stroke and other neurological conditions.
Currently working on a range of externally funded projects including UKRI funded project – FitBees, providing digital solutions for the under-represented groups, BNSSG Research fund to improve self-management opportunities and increase the intensity time for people with stroke.
One of PhD students is looking at developing VR based interventions for hemiplegic shoulder pain in people with stroke.
I am keen to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing for people from ethnic minority communities. I lead the 'Ethnic Health Inequality Research Group (EHIRG)'.
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