Brain Injury Awareness Month and the Tutor System

Just released on March 21, 2012 in relation to Brain Injury Awareness Day a clinical trial reached an important enrollment milestone for TBI.
There have been more than 75 clinical trials in the past 20 years to find an effective treatment for TBI according to the President of BHR Pharma. He announced that they were closer to potentially having the first drug treatment for severe TBI ever approved.
Four hundred patients were used for this new trial.
The theme of this year’s Brain Injury Awareness Month is “Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone – Brain Injuries Do Not Discriminate.” Unfortunately each year, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a TBI and it contributes to a third of all injury-related deaths in the U.S. TBI is a global problem and can affect anyone.
Aside from happening to athletes and military veterans, it can also happen even as a result of a skateboarding accident. Participating in the clinical trial gave hope to the participants during a most difficult time when they felt they had no options.
Previous clinical trials suggest that progesterone can improve outcomes for TBI victims. The therapy must be started within eight hours of sustaining a TBI. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status to BHR-100 and has placed the drug on a Fast Track Development Program designed to accelerate its potential approval.
When the TBI patient recovers sufficiently to begin rehabilitation therapy for affected limbs and joints the TUTOR system can come into play.
Occupational and physical therapists use the HANDTUTOR, ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR – known as the ”TUTOR SYSTEM” – as a manual therapy tool to help them with their rehabilitative work.
The TUTOR system has shown much success in the rehabilitation of joint movement. The newly developed TUTORs consist of ergonomic wearable devices. The HANDTUTOR is a glove for hand therapy and the ARMTUTOR is an arm brace for elbow and shoulder rehabilitation, the LEGTUTOR is a leg brace for legs and hip issues. The system is indicated for patients who have suffered TBI or a stroke, SCI, CP, MS, Parkinson’s disease and other mobility restraining illnesses. It is used by occupational therapists and physiotherapists in rehabilitation centers, private clinics and the home where it can be supported by telerehabilitation. It is designed for those who have head, trunk, upper and lower extremity movement dysfunction.
The accompanying software system consists of motivating and challenging games that allow the patient to practice isolated and/or interjoint coordination exercises. The dedicated rehabilitation software allows the physical and occupational therapist to fully customize the exercises to the patient’s movement ability. In addition, the OT and PT can prepare an objective follow up and reports on their patient’s progress. Rehabilitation aims to optimize the patient’s motor, sensory and cognitive performance and allows the patient to better perform everyday functional tasks to improve their quality of life.
The TUTORS are certified by the FDA and CE. See WWW.HANDTUTOR.COM for more information.