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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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How does Tailwind exercise work?

Tailwind is a non-invasive, portable and practical device that stroke patients can use on a flat surface at home.

The device consists of two handles that move along independent resistance-free tracks.  The user moves the handles along each track at a certain starting mark, in response to auditory cues from a metronome. The combination of the repetitive arm movement with sound and visual cues is believed to trigger activity in the part of the brain that controls mobility in the arm. The retraining program includes instruction in adjusting the track further away from the user’s body as more arm mobility is gained over time.

There are progressively more difficult positions for the patient that can be performed with the Tailwind device, including increased range of motion and angled arm work.

Users chart their progress over the weeks of exercise.  Six weeks training will produce results.

As a table-top device, stroke survivors can continue using Tailwind until they’ve reached their optimal level of gain in arm movement.

Safe and effective recovery is what counts.

UK Contact Address

Anatomical Concepts (UK) Ltd
8-10 Dunrobin Court
Clydebank Business Park
Clydebank
Scotland
Registered in Scotland No SC162409

Tel: +44(0)141-952-2323
Fax: +44(0)141-952-3434
Email:admin@armexerciser.com

 

Directors

Derek Jones
William A Munro
Kenneth D Munro
William DeToro

Manufacturer

Encore Path, Inc.
2400 Boston Street, Suite 362
Baltimore, MD 21224
USA