Life After My Stroke – Therapy with Tailwind

Good Thursday morning, Everyone! I must first acknowledge, yet another, wonderful thing Kris has done for me! Since receiving my tailwind, it never occured to me to seek further hand/arm rehabilitation, until Kris mentioned some other tailwind users having success with therapies they used to do, I had not even considered that possibility. However, this idea has ignited a new interest in seeking additional stroke rehabilitation, that I had once dismissed! I already have a call into my doctor seeking a referral for more therapy. Perhaps the tailwind has done enough for me to regain some function and activity that I had tried in the past unsuccessfully. Will keep you posted on the progress. Sincerely, Shary

Thank you for asking about the Tailwind. Yes, it is possible to use the Tailwind even without the use of a hand. The Tailwind comes with a strap to enable users to hold on to the handle. Some users also employ a soft wrist support to assist the hand during the early stages of the Tailwind exercise.    –Kris Appel, President, Encore Path, Inc.

………….Last night I discovered yet another reason for using my tailwind. I baked my world famous carrot cake for a birthday party I gave, and fortunately it was terrific! My husband pointed out to me that because my left arm is no longer in the fixed, inflexible position that it had been, prior to using the tailwind, I was able to manuever in the kitchen with a lot more ease and confidence. I credit my tailwind with this arm recovery! Even though I can not use my left arm to help YET, it no longer hinders my efforts. Sincerely, Shary

Hi Carol – thank you for your comment on our blog. I would be happy to discuss pricing with you, please send an email to kris@encorepath.com or call 410-522-8709. Thank you, Kris Appel, President, Encore Path, Inc.

Good Friday morning,Everyone! Yesterday, while talking on my portable phone, I accidentally dropped it, and I unexpectedly caught the phone in my effected arm/hand! It happened so suddenly that I didn’t realize I had done this at first. As the time slowly goes by, my tailwind slowly works its magic! Happy Valentine’s day! Sincerely, Shary

Good Tuesday morning, Everyone! Regardless of the fact that my left arm doesn’t always cooperate, I am, indeed, retraining my arm and its movements. I realized after exercising last night that I have been doing over 1000 repetitions consistantly since January. Until using the Tailwind, I could never have dreamed my effected arm would be able to do such exercises. At this point, I am boring myself! Sincerely, Shary

Good Thursday morning, Everyone! Not only is my Tailwind assisting me in getting some functional recovery back in my left arm/hand, but lately it has helped me regain a little more balance in order to get back on my beloved treadmill. Now that my left arm has some movement again, My walking gait seems to be a little more even, making my treadmill exercises slightly easier.This way, I can eventually get back into the shape I was in prior to my stroke. Sincerely, Shary