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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FAQ - Tailwind - Arm exercise for Stroke Survivors
Origins of Tailwind - Exercise for stroke survivors
Tailwind is a first-of-its-kind patented stroke
rehabilitation device that clinical studies have shown can permanently
improve arm movement once more in patients who have lost upper extremity function
due to stroke or other brain injury.
An article in the October 2004 Journal of American Medical Association, “Repetitive Bilateral Arm Training and Motor Cortex Activation in Chronic Stroke – A Randomized Controlled Trial,” reported the results of the clinical study that examined the association between brain re-organization and improved arm function.
After several training sessions over a six-week period working with the device, stroke survivors showed marked improvement in movement and function.
These changes were also noticeable in patients who had their stroke as many as 20 years ago.
Study investigators Drs. Jill Whitall and Sandy McCombe Waller, from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, invented and developed the BATRAC device.
This has evolved into the product, Tailwind, available today from Anatomical Concepts (UK) Ltd
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