The IM program provides a structured, goal-oriented process that challenges the patient to synchronize a range of hand and foot exercises to a precise computer-generated reference tone heard through headphones. The patient attempts to match the rhythmic beat with repetitive motor actions.

A patented audio or audio and visual guidance system provides immediate feedback measured in milliseconds, and a score is provided.

Today, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Educators, Athletic Trainers, Licensed Rehabilitation Medical and Mental Health Professionals Neurologists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Chiropractic Care Professionals are enhancing traditional therapy approaches with IM and achieving measurably improved outcomes. IM has been shown to improve:

• Attention & Concentration
• Motor Planning & Sequencing
• Language Processing
• Behavior (Aggression & Impulsivity)
• Balance and Gait

• Endurance
• Strength
• Motor Skills
• Coordination

The IM Gait Mate is a therapy modality for improving a patient's:

• Stride Length
• Heel Strike
• Gait Stamina
• Weight Shifting

• Quality of Movement

It is an extension of the Interactive Metronome which has been used by Physical and Occupational Therapists for almost ten years to assess and treat motor planning, sequencing, coordination and balance. The Gait Mate makes IM's formerly static exercises more functional and allows the patient to work on these neurological processes while walking around the gym or up and down the hall.
 
The therapist inserts a wireless insole into the patient's shoe that detects when the patient performs a heel strike. The patient hears a beat through wireless headphones or speakers and is asked to match the cadence provided. The Gait Mate provides the patient with auditory feedback as they walk instructing them to speed up if they are walking too slowly or to slow down if they are shuffling or dropping their foot too quickly. The patient receives no positive feedback if his/her heel doesn't strike the ground.
 
Therapists know that repetition is essential to improving the quality of a movement. The Gait Mate provides the repetition while it engages the patient and gives them constant, real-time feedback about their performance. As they adjust their gait it continues to reward and instruct them so that they are constantly improving and exercising.
 
Many expensive gait assessment devices provide the therapist with data after the patient has completed a gait exercise. The IM Gait Mate is the only gait therapy device to engage, encourage and provide feedback to the patient during walking exercises at a fraction of the cost of other post-walking assessment devices.

Patients with the following conditions may benefit from the Gait Mate:

• Spinal Cord Injury
• Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke)
• Brain Injury
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Cerebral Palsy
• Lower Extremity Joint Pain
• Amputee (prosthetic fitting and training)
• Balance / Coordination / Postural Training in Sitting or Standing
• Joint Replacement/Fracture

So take the next step with your patients- the Interactive Metronome and the IM Gait Mate.

Get Certified in the Gait Mate FREE!
No prior knowledge of IM required.
This offer is for a limited time. Course Cost is normally $110.
Click here to see course locations and to register.

If you are a therapist wishing to obtain the IM Gait Mate for your Facility, click here to contact your sales representative.

If you are wishing to obtain IM Gait Mate for yourself or a family member, contact an IM Provider near you.

IM-Home

The Same Great Benefits of the Interactive Metronome with an at-home reach

IM-Home was developed so that clinicians can help their patients continue to improve even when they aren’t in the clinic.

Some scenarios include:

• Clients who are limited in how many times they can come to your clinic each week due to school/work schedules, distance, insurance or financial limitations.
• Clients who would benefit from continued IM exercises even after they have been discharged for meeting their functional goals.
• Clients suffering from a degenerative condition who would benefit from daily IM exercises.

IM-Home is not mean to replace a patient’s time with their provider. The IM Provider’s clinical judgment and assessment are critical parts of the patient’s therapy program. IM-Home helps maintain that provider/client relationship in the following ways:

• The IM-Home is only sold to patients that are connected with an IM-Home Specialist
• The IM-Home Specialist provides the client with a username and password enable IM-Home use
• The IM Home Specialist establishes an individual home exercise program that the client is to follow
• The client’s exercise scores and daily usage are reported to the IM-Home Specialist after every complete session and modifications can be made before the next session
• The IM-Home Specialist the ability to disable and enable the clients account

IM-Home is fun, interactive & challenging.

If you are a therapist wishing to obtain IM-Home for your Facility, click here to contact your sales representative.

If you are wishing to obtain IM-Home for yourself or a family member, visit www.imhome.org