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IM in Home Health Care

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IM in Home Health Care Interactive Metronome has provided a creative avenue to facilitate progress in clients of all ages. By improving the timing of a person's "internal clock" we can improve mental processing, attention, and motor coordination which will have a tremendous impact on a person's ability to function more...
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Reaching ADL Goals in Home Healthcare with Interactive Metronome ®

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Reaching ADL Goals in Home Healthcare with Interactive Metronome® The Interactive Metronome (IM) facilitates neural timing and synchronization for coordinated movement and thinking that are necessary for performing self-care activities and ADLs independently and safely in the home environment. See how IM lends itself to being used throughout a therapy session...
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Using IM in Skilled Nursing Facilities

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Using IM in Skilled Nursing Facilities Demand for nursing home and other health-care services for the elderly will increase significantly as the baby-boomers age. At current usage rates, there will be approximately 3 million residents in nursing homes by the year 2030. This is roughly double the current number of nursing...
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The Effectiveness of Hand-over-Hand Interactive Metronome ® for Infants, Toddlers, and Clients with Severe Physical Disabilities

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The Effectiveness of Hand-over-Hand Interactive Metronome® for Infants, Toddlers, and Clients with Severe Physical Disabilities This presentation will review the basic principles of Interactive Metronome as they relate to motor control and functional movement. Hand-over-hand use of Interactive Metronome will be discussed for use with a diverse group of clients including...
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Strategies for Facilitating Development in Toddlers & Preschoolers

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Strategies for Facilitating Development in Toddlers & Preschoolers The Interactive Metronome (IM) in has been used as a speech therapy modality in The Language Learning Center, Inc. for approximately 8 years . Initially used primarily with clients exhibiting learning disabilities, difficulties in recognizing language components and processing delays, the treatment has...
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Adult Cognitive-Linguistic Group Treatment with IM

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Adult Cognitive-Linguistic Group Treatment with IM There are many benefits to providing therapy in a group setting, including peer support and opportunities for natural communication. A core skill that underlies speech/language and cognitive/linguistic abilities is that of mental timing or what is referred to in the literature as temporal processing. The...
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Using IM to Rehabilitate Cognitive-Communicative Abilities

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Using IM to Rehabilitate Cognitive-Communicative Abilities Many patients present with developmental or acquired cognitive-communicative deficits that affect their daily productivity and their ability to relate to others effectively. A significant number of these patients are functioning at a higher level despite deficits that interfere with work and home life. They quickly...
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