Interactive Metronome (IM) is an assessment and training program developed to improve the processing abilities that affect attention, motor planning, and sequencing, by making physical changes in the brain that influence neuroplasticity.  Clinical research studies indicate that the improved motor planning and sequencing capabilities gained through the use of IM also leads to improvements in attention, concentration, language processing, behavior (aggression and impulsivity), motor control, coordination, and academic performance. 

When participating in the IM assessment and training program, children are asked to synchronize various hand and foot exercises to a reference tone heard through headphones.  They receive audio or audio and visual feedback as to their accuracy in clapping their hands or tapping their feet to the rhythmic beat of the reference tone.  The difference in their performance and the computer generated beat is measured in milliseconds and recorded by the IM program.  As they progress through the program, children work toward improving their accuracy on increasingly challenging movement combinations.   

Our certified IM providers have completed the new Pediatric Best Practice Course recently developed by IM, giving them the most up-to-date knowledge on how to best apply the IM program to the pediatric population.

Interactive Metronome is a therapeutic tool that can be used within conventional therapy sessions, or in a more concentrated series of sessions focused primarily on the use of the IM program.

For more information about this program please contact
Bea Bruno at 703-750-2443, extension 110.

Website:
www.interactivemetronome.com