IM Featured in the “Let’s Talk” Podcast – Featuring IM Provider Sue Zapf

Our providers are truly passionate about helping their clients and utilizing Interactive Metronome. Take a moment to check out Sue Zapf, an IM provider who was recently featured on the “Let’s Talk” Podcast. She shares valuable insights about using IM, particularly for individuals facing learning challenges.  
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Use of the Interactive Metronome in the Rehab Setting

Prior research utilizing kinematic analysis & functional MRI have shown that Interactive Metronome (IM) training facilitates measurable and statistically significant improvements in golf shot accuracy (distance to the pin) and substantial improvement in performance consistency (Sommer &  Rönnqvist, 2009;   Sommer et al., 2014).  In the present study, 20 professional female golfers from the KLPGA participated in a randomized, controlled study comparing the effect of IM training (35-40 min, twice weekly for 6 weeks) to spending more time playing the game of golf (increasing golf playing time by an additional 35-40 min twice weekly for 6 weeks).  

The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of IM on swing speed during putting, which was specifically executed at a distance of 2-5m, which has been previously determined to set apart elite golfers who achieve a par or birdie compared to those that demonstrate only about a 10% success rate (Pelz, 2000). Golf putting movements and brain activity were analyzed using Kinovea Software and resting-state functional MRI (fMRI). Performance variability (or consistency) was measured as the standard deviation of mean swing speed (SSD) during 3 sections of the swing: backswing, backswing-impact, and impact-finish.

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New Reseach! Published in Human Movement Science!

Prior research utilizing kinematic analysis & functional MRI have shown that Interactive Metronome (IM) training facilitates measurable and statistically significant improvements in golf shot accuracy (distance to the pin) and substantial improvement in performance consistency (Sommer &  Rönnqvist, 2009;   Sommer et al., 2014).  In the present study, 20 professional female golfers from the KLPGA participated in a randomized, controlled study comparing the effect of IM training (35-40 min, twice weekly for 6 weeks) to spending more time playing the game of golf (increasing golf playing time by an additional 35-40 min twice weekly for 6 weeks).  

The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of IM on swing speed during putting, which was specifically executed at a distance of 2-5m, which has been previously determined to set apart elite golfers who achieve a par or birdie compared to those that demonstrate only about a 10% success rate (Pelz, 2000). Golf putting movements and brain activity were analyzed using Kinovea Software and resting-state functional MRI (fMRI). Performance variability (or consistency) was measured as the standard deviation of mean swing speed (SSD) during 3 sections of the swing: backswing, backswing-impact, and impact-finish.

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Interactive Metronome ® is featured in THE HEALING JOURNAL

Interactive Metronome® is featured in THE HEALING JOURNAL! How Feedback Synchronizes the Auditory Brain - by Kraus, Nina, PhD; White-Schwoch, Travis The Hearing Journal: September 2018 - Volume 71 - Issue 9 -p 44,46 doi: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000546269.84810.98 Hearing Matters Making sense of sound is about a lot more than just hearing: The auditory brain is...

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Interactive Metronome ® is being presented at: Sound Health: Music and the Mind Shaping our Children’s Lives Through Music Engagement an NIH -KENNEDY CENTER PARTNERSHIP

Interactive Metronome® is being presented at:  Sound Health: Music and the Mind  Shaping our Children's Lives  Through Music Engagement an  NIH -KENNEDY CENTER PARTNERSHIP On Friday, September 7 and Saturday, September 8, 2018, the National Institutes of Health and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in association with...

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THE HEALING JOURNAL: New Connections in Music Therapy and Audiology

New Connections in Music Therapy and Audiology Kraus, Nina, PhD; White-Schwoch, Travis The Hearing Journal: July 2018 - Volume 71 - Issue 7 - p 44,46 In May 2018, Northwestern University hosted "Music Therapy at the Crossroads," an interdisciplinary conference on the intersections between music therapy, medicine, society, and everyday life. The conference...

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ON THE RADIO: New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center

In this clip, Terry Westerfield of United Way and her guest Lesley Jernigan a Speech and Language Pathologist and COO for the New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center discuss Interactive Metronome and the fascinating  advancements their  clinic  has experienced  since having IM in the New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center. "It's...

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Are You Reinforcing a Strength or Improving a Weakness with Your IM Training Plan?

Check it out! Amy Vega, MS CCC-SLP and IM's  Clinical Education Director,  Clinical Advisory Board Director and  Clinical Education Administrator shares with us the importance of focusing on a clients strength to impact training outcome. Are You Reinforcing a Strength or Improving a Weakness with Your IM Training Plan? Often, the goal...

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IM Games Create a Platform for Engagement and Success with Sensory Integration

Check it out! IM is featured in the book "When Kids Fly! Solutions for Children with Sensory Integration Challenges" by Sally Fryer Dietz, PT, CST-D. IM Provider, clinic owner and author Sally Fryer Dietz is a physical therapist, developmental specialist, sensory integration expert, child advocate and mother. As a leading...

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