Sensory-Motor Integration
Adult neuro-rehab protocols — not pediatric OT — that retrain how the brain integrates vision, balance, and proprioception when one system is compensating for another.
WHAT IT IS
What sensory-motor integration means in adult rehab.
The term ‘sensory-motor integration’ is sometimes associated with pediatric occupational therapy. In adult functional neurology it refers to something specific: the retraining of how your brain combines multiple sensory channels (visual, vestibular, proprioceptive, somatosensory) into coherent movement and balance. When one channel is degraded — after concussion, vestibular injury, or with age — the brain over-relies on another channel. Sensory-motor integration work re-weights the inputs so the system functions correctly again.
WHAT A SESSION LOOKS LIKE
What a session looks like.
Sessions combine targeted balance work, gaze-stabilization, proprioceptive retraining, and dual-task challenges. Many sessions are paired with EEG monitoring or VR environments. The work is precise and progressive — we change one input at a time to know what is driving improvement.
CONDITIONS WE USE THIS FOR
Indicated for the patterns above — selected from your brain map.
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Sensory-reweighting work for persistent balance problems.
Vestibular Disorders
Central compensation work for cortical vestibular.
TBI Rehabilitation
Retraining sensory integration after TBI.