How does the I.M. program work?

Your brain has an “internal clock” that keeps time.   Timing in the brain (temporal processing) is responsible for detecting where a sound is coming from as sound hits one ear microseconds before the other, for waking up and putting to sleep our brain approximately every 12 hours, and for focusing attention, reading comprehension, remembering information, processing speech, motor coordination, and several other human capabilities.

 

There exists a growing body of literature describing the neural timing deficits in ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism, Reading Disorders, Auditory Processing Disorder, Parkinson’s, and other conditions.  Traumatic Brain Injury or Stroke may also disrupt timing in the brain. By addressing timing in the brain with I.M. alongside functional therapy interventions, not only are the areas of ability that impact achievement and independence addressed, but also the heart of the problem, that of deficient neural timing within and between regions of the brain that are underlying many the problems.  This leads to more efficient treatment and better overall treatment outcomes.

 

I.M. Integrated into your Therapy Plan

I.M.'s game-like auditory-visual platform engages the patient and provides constant feedback at the millisecond level to promote synchronized timing in the brain.  Exercises can be customized and involve a hierarchy of increasingly complex and precisely timed motor movements intertwined with gradually higher and faster cognitive processing, attention and decision-making.  It is the only neuro-motor therapy tool that can be used successfully with all patients across the therapy spectrum, even those that require total hands-on assistance due to cognitive and/or physical impairments and those that are very young or elderly.

 

I.M. takes therapy to a new level.  Rather than simply performing repetitive movement or cognitive activities to achieve functional gains, therapists that incorporate I.M. into functional therapy activities report their patients are more engaged, more alert, complete far more repetitions of functional movement patterns and activities in a more precise and timely manner, and demonstrate faster progress toward cognitive, communicative, and physical therapy goals. Patients who are challenged and can see measurable improvements are more motivated to continue their therapy and achieve optimal success.

 

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