An App for Arm Rehabilitation with Music (AARM) following brain injury that combines musical instrument playing and rhythmic synchronisation with regular rehab Donate to ‘CIMTR Stroke app’ @ https://www.aru.ac.uk/graduation-and-alumni/supporting-your-university/ways-to-give Opportunity for contributions to this innovative technological solution to improve neurorehabilitation access and efficacy Global access to sufficient neurorehabilitation is inequitable and only fixable through the development and implementation of technological solutions. What does AARM do? 1. Massed practice of arm movements through playing music interactively, combined with occupational therapy exercises and real-world Activities of Daily Living (off the app) 2. Sound from the instruments create connectivity between auditory and motor neural pathways, improving arm function 3. Exercise sequences synchronised to strongly pulsed music improve movement planning and smoothness 4. Tablet positioning and arrangement of

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I have some experience of ‘trying’ to design and deliver community stroke rehabilitation, and lots of clinical experience of delivering services as a music therapist specialising in neurorehabilitation. Here are some details, facts and questions.