Introducing Tailwind
Here you can learn about Tailwind™, a unique device that clinical studies have
demonstrated can permanently improve arm movement in stroke patients who
have lost upper extremity function - even years after their stroke event. The device is also helpful in improving arm function following brain injury, tumor and cerebral palsy. Tailwind is
a home-based exercise device developed by researchers at
the University of Maryland Medical School.
Effective for Stroke Survivors
Tailwind consists of two handles that move along independent
resistance-free tracks. The user moves the handles along each track
from different starting marks - and has auditory cues to guide when to
move his or
her arms. It is a "sound-to-brain" neural pathway retraining approach
that is theorised to help users with mild stroke symptoms achieve
life-altering results.
First of a Kind for Stroke
Tailwind has been demonstrated in clinical studies to permanently improve arm movement in stroke patients who have lost upper extremity function. In published
clinical studies, the science behind Tailwind was found to be a potentially useful solution in stroke rehabilitation.
So don't let discouragement from years of rehab that did not deliver the results you wanted prevent you from trying new Tailwind. If you have the motivation
to work with this device, research suggests it will work for you.
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Glasgow stroke therapy 'among best in Europe'
LIFE-SAVING treatment for people who have suffered strokes in Glasgow has been hailed among the most successful in Europe according to The Scotman Newspaper.
The Southern General Hospital, where the stroke unit gives clot-busting drugs, has been praised in a report issued on the 24th February by the Stroke Association.
Doctors inject a substance called alteplase, which dissolves artery blockages in a process called thrombolysis – nicknamed "the Lazarus effect" as it seems a miracle cure.Dr Keith Muir, professor of clinical imaging at Glasgow University, said: "This seems to bring people back from the brink; it can save lives and dramatically reduce brain damage." Each year about 12,500 people in Scotland have a stroke. About a third die, a third recover well and a third survive with long-term impairments.