17 Mar
Adult, Best Practices, Brain Injury, Brain Injury Adult, IM Blog, Success, Traumatic Brain Injury

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month

Brain injuries are very different than any other injury because our brain stores all of our memories, controls our movements, and shapes our personality; the brain is truly the essence of who we are. Brain injuries often lead to multiple complications, such as seizures, coma, fluid and pressure in the skull, infections, nerve damage, blood vessel damage, and cognitive deficits that can result in behavioral and emotional changes. Individuals often find that they have trouble with memory, problem-solving/decision-making skills, attention, language/speaking, writing, impulse control, anxiety, depression, balance, and hand-eye coordination. Learn how Interactive Metronome® can help brain injury sufferers by working to physiologically change the functional brain networks that control rhythm and timing.

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13 Dec
Adult, IM Blog, Interactive Metronome, Pediatric, Products, Professionals, Research, Science, Success

Understanding the Forbrain ® Effect

We perceive sound via the audio-vocal loop. Then, we analyze it, assimilate it, and continuously adjust in response to it. This process relies upon auditory discrimination, phonological awareness, and rhythm. Forbrain ®, an altered auditory feedback (AAF) device, takes advantage of this audio-vocal loop & heightens a user’s perception of his own voice & speech through bone conduction headphones that are equipped with a high sensitivity microphone. As the user talks into the microphone, a patented electronic dynamic filter blocks out environmental noise & amplifies the user’s voice, enhancing long vowels and other sounds that are the building blocks of language.

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13 May
Adult, IM Blog

IM training and ALS: It’s all about maintaining function

At Interactive Metronome ®, we work with clients of all ages and backgrounds. Some are looking for an edge on the golf course and others, well, others are looking to hold off the devastating effects of life threatening conditions. Larry has ALS, but he hasn’t let it rob him of his joy and his spirit. We are happy to be part of Larry’s treatment and we want to help spread the word about ALS and how to help put an end to this horrible disease.

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13 Jul
Adult, IM Blog

Featured on McKinght’s Search Eldercare: A therapeutic intervention to decrease fall risk

Preventing falls among patients in healthcare settings requires a comprehensive approach. As therapists we find that falls can result in hip fractures, head injuries or even death. In many cases, adults aged 65 years or older,who have experienced a fall, have a hard time recovering and their overall health deteriorates. One half of all older adults hospitalized for hip fracture never regain their former level of function. For our patients, the fear of falling results in self-limiting activities. It causes reduced mobility and fitness and ultimately predisposes them to falls.

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