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Mr Nicholas Flynn

Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
School of Allied Health

Areas of expertise: "stroke rehabilitation"; "neurorehabilitation technology" 

Email: nick.flynn@acu.edu.au

Location: ACU Brisbane Campus

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5282-9695

Mr Nicholas Flynn is currently completing his PhD investigating the implementation of upper limb robotics into routine clinical practice for stroke survivors. He is also running projects exploring the clinical use of non-immersive virtual technology and interactive touchscreen platforms in the rehabilitation setting as well as constraint induced movement therapy and sleep characteristics of community-dwelling stroke survivors. He has over 19 years of clinical experience specialising in adult physical rehabilitation and continues to work clinically in the rehabilitation unit at the Mater Private Rehabilitation Hospital.

Select publications

• Flynn, N., Froude, E., Cooke, D., Dennis, J., & Kuys, S. (2021). The sustainability of upper limb robotic therapy for stroke survivors in an inpatient rehabilitation setting. Disability and rehabilitation, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1998664
• Flynn, N., Froude, E., Cooke, D., & Kuys, S. (2020). Repetitions, duration and intensity of upper limb practice following the implementation of robot assisted therapy with sub-acute stroke survivors: an observational study. Disability And Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2020.1807621
• Flynn, N., Kuys, S., Froude, E., & Cooke, D. (2019). Introducing robotic upper limb training into routine clinical practice for stroke survivors: Perceptions of occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Australian occupational therapy journal, 66(4), 530-538. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12594

Appointments and Affiliations

• Member of the panel of experts for the Motus Academy. The Motus Academy is an international association providing continuing education in the area of robotics and advanced technologies as applied to healthcare.

International journal review panels

• Reviewer for the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal & Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation