Interactive Metronome

Interactive Metronome in the greater Indian Harbour Beach,
Satellite Beach, Indialantic, and Melbourne areas.

The Interactive Metronome is a cutting-edge neurological assessment and treatment tool used to improve the brain's inherent ability to repair or remodel itself.  (This process is called neuroplasticity and appears to take place in the cerebellum, prefrontal cortex, cingulate gyrus, and basal ganglia during Interactive Metronome training.)

The Interactive Metronome 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. An audio or audio and visual guidance system provides immediate feedback measured in milliseconds, and a score is provided.

The Interactive Metronome was first used to help children with learning and developmental disorders, such as:  ADD/ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Sensory Integration Disorder.  Through years of clinical research and the efforts of innovative therapists, the Interactive Metronome was soon being implemented as part of a therapy program with older patients who exhibited neurological disorders such as: Balance Disorders, Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Stroke.

The Interactive Metronome has been shown to improve: attention & concentration, motor planning & sequencing, language processing, aggressive and impulsive behavior, balance & gait, endurance, strength, motor skills, and coordination. It accomplishes this by targeting the motor planning and sequencing systems of the brain. (Motor planning and sequencing are paramount to human activity as seen in such complex actions as walking, climbing stairs, and ordering the words of a sentence in correct syntax.)