Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI)
DMI is a comprehensive intervention used by physical and occupational therapists to treat children with gross motor impairments.
DMI is a therapeutic technique used in physical and occupational therapy to treat children with motor delay by improving automatic postural responses and promoting progress towards developmental milestones. The goal of DMI is to provoke a specified active motor response from the child in response to defined dynamic exercises prescribed by the therapist. This comprehensive intervention incorporates current research on neurorehabilitation, technologies, and methodologies. DMI stimulates neuroplasticity to facilitate new neuronal connections and development of motor milestones.
Children diagnosed with any motor delay would benefit from DMI. Examples of diagnoses include cerebral palsy, hypotonia, global developmental delay, chromosome abnormalities, genetic disorders, spinal cord lesions, acquired brain injury, and Down syndrome.
DMI focuses on gross motor skills, gradual progression, alignment and postural control, range of motion, balance, functional movements, somatosensory development, modifying tone, primitive reflexes, and abnormal patterns of movement, and global development.
Source: https://dmitherapy.com
Please visit the DMI website for more information:
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Pediatric physical therapists work in collaboration with children and their families to provide services aimed at promoting a child's ability to function independently and participate actively in home, school, and community environments. Physical therapists use their expertise in movement and apply clinical reasoning through the process of examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention. Pediatric physical therapy promotes independence, increases participation, facilitates motor development and function, improves strength and endurance, enhances learning opportunities, and eases challenges with daily care giving.
Source: https://pediatricapta.org
Please visit the APTA Pediatrics website for more information:
Other Recommended Services in Tampa, FL
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Tierra Momplaisir, OTR/L
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Erica Winters, M.S., CCC-SLP
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