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The games are interactive, played with a device which connects breathing tubes to the computer so children can control characters and shapes on screen by exhaling at a certain pressure.
David, who is a lectured in University of Derby, has a background in IT. That’s why he build this type of solution.
"There were a lot of tantrums. Every evening she would cry and scream and run off and it was getting progressively worse the older she got. It was no fun at all. It was something you knew was coming and you would have to get it done before you could relax. It was a nightmare", he described.
David tested the technology, and the feedback was good. The expert is now trying to get funding so that he can make this games available to other parents and children struggling with this condition.
"She blew into the device, saw the flowers move on the screen and looked at me with this sense of wonder. She asked me how it was doing that so I told her it was magic. She loved it and since then it has taken all the pressure and worry out of trying to get her to do her physiotherapy", explained David Day.
David is one of the laureates of the 2nd Patient Innovation Awards.
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