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.

Quick Enquiry

Main Menu

Rehabilitation
in your own hands

News Items - Therapy for Stroke Survivors

Tailwind for Stroke takes off in the US - UK Soon

A device invented by researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) to help stroke survivors recover the use of their arms is being launched commercially in February at a meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in Las Vegas. The in-home device — originally called Bilateral Arm Trainer with Rhythmic Auditory Cueing (BATRAC) — was co-invented by Jill Whitall and Sandra McCombe-Waller in UMB’s department of physical therapy. The product will be available in the UK in June from Anatomical Concepts (UK) Ltd.

Stem cell research for stroke treatment

PLANS to start testing a stem-cell treatment for strokes were welcomed last month, as patients become more anxious for therapies to emerge from this often controversial area of science. Some campaigners believe the advance is not such good news, and will lead to a risky treatment being tested on Scottish patients. Scientists, on the other hand, have defended the trial, which will involve injecting cells made from a human foetus ino patient's brains.

Introducing Tailwind

Effective for Stroke Survivors

First of a Kind for Stroke

Quick Enquiry

Main Menu

News Items - Therapy for Stroke Survivors

Tailwind for Stroke takes off in the US - UK Soon

Stem cell research for stroke treatment

More Articles...

UK Contact Address

Directors

Manufacturer