Dynamic Movement Intervention

Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI) is a therapeutic technique designed to improve automatic postural responses

across a range of challenges, helping your child progress towards physical milestones and gross motor skills.

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Targeting large muscle groups to support key motor milestones like sitting, crawling, and walking

Exercises are adjusted to gradually reduce support and encourage independence as strength increases

Targeting alignment and stability to build confidence and control

Supporting the connection between movement, brain development, and body awareness

Supporting the brain and body to work together

Building confidence and self-reliance through each new milestone

Challenge-based sessions: A variety of exercises push your child's balance, strength, motor control, and coordination just beyond their current limits
Neuroplasticity in action: Repeated exposure to these challenges stimulates your child's brain to form new neural connections, supporting faster skill acquisition than more traditional approaches
Gradually reduced support: As your child becomes stronger and more aware of their body in space (proprioception), we reduce the level of physical support, encouraging bigger steps in independence
Grounded in neurorehabilitation research: DMI is built on current research into how the brain and body develop movement together, not just the repetition of a single exercise
Individual sessions: Led by a physiotherapist or Allied Health Assistant, depending on your child's needs
Flexible delivery: Weekly sessions, or more intensive 4-week blocks with therapy 2–3 times per week

DMI is beneficial for children with motor delays or neurological challenges, at any age (though weight limits apply).

This includes children diagnosed with conditions like Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, or developmental delay,

as well as children at risk of delay due to prematurity.

Information adapted from dmitherapy.com.

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