How is the Tailwind backed by science?
Tailwind is a first-of-its-kind patented stroke rehabilitation device that clinical studies have shown can permanently improve arm movement 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 patients 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 Tailwind device, also
