Interactive Metronome

What is IM?

Interactive Metronome(IM) is a brain-based rehabilitation assessment and training program developed to directly improve the processing abilities that affect attention, motor planning, and sequencing. This, in turn, strengthens motor skills, including mobility and gross motor function, and many fundamental cognitive capacities such as planning, organizing and language.

How does IM work?
The IM program provides a structured, goal-oriented training process that challenges the patient to precisely match a computer generated beat. Participants are instructed to synchronize various hand and foot exercises to a reference tone heard through headphones. The patient attempts to match the rhythmic beat with repetitive motor actions such as tapping his/her toes on a floor sensor mat or hand clapping while wearing an IM glove with palm trigger.

Benefits of IM.
Motor planning and sequencing problems have been linked to a variety of developmental, behavioral, and learning challenges. More than a decade of clinical research on IM demonstrates gains in motor planning and sequencing lead to improvements in:
Attention and Concentration
Academic Performance
Language Processing
Behavior (Aggression and Impulsivity)
Fine/ Gross Motor Skills
Balance & Gait
Strength and Endurance
Coordination

Who can benefit?
Adults and children who have benefited from the use of IM include:
Developmental Disorders
ADD/ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sensory Integration Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Balance Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson’s Disease