What is DMI?
Dynamic Movement Intervention is a therapeutic technique used in physical and occupational therapy to treat children with gross motor dysfunction by improving automatic postural responses. The goal is to provoke or encourage a motor response. This technique promotes neuroplasticity. This method is fairly new and was just introduced in 2021 by Jake Kreindler and Jo-Anne Weltman who are physical therapist with over 50 years combined clinical experience. Only certified physical and occupational therapist can perform this technique due to the specific training.
What are the benefits to this technique?
- Achieve gross motor skills
- Alignment and postural control
- Improve range of motion
- Balance
- Body awareness
- Increased strength
- Somatosensory Development
- Improve function through tone
- Integration of primitive reflexes
How is DMI therapy different from Traditional Therapy?
DMI is a new and unique approach. The specific exercises expo your child to gravity, which will provoke the developmental skills and milestones with distal and decreased support.
Is DMI a good fit for my child?
It is a good fit for most children not matter the age or size. Examples of conditions are: Down Syndrome, global developmental delay, hypotonia, chromosomal abnormalities/genetic disorders, spinal cord lesions or acquired brain injury. Sadly, children with osteogenesis imperfecta or similar conditions which effects bone integrity would not be recommended to use this technique on them.
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