5 Qs with Owen McCarthy
President and Founder, MedRhythms
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1. What is Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS)?
RAS is a standardized, evidence-based intervention used to treat patients with walking impairments caused by neurologic injuries and diseases. RAS is administered by asking patients to walk to the beat of music that they play on an instrument, such as a guitar. This process directly stimulates the neural circuitry that controls movement to produce “entrainment,” the synchronization of one’s pace to the rhythmic cue. This is a neurologic process in which the auditory and motor systems of the brain are coupled due to an external rhythmic cue. While experiencing entrainment, patients often are able to walk faster than they would be able to in the absence of music. Over the course of a RAS session, the tempo of the music increases to drive the patient to walk faster. This can, over time, both enhance neuroplasticity as well as cause neuroplastic changes that produce positive motor outcomes, such as improvements in walking function and reduced risk of falls.
We have built this into a product that uses sensors to measure movement and music played through headphones to replicate the RAS process as described above.
To read Owen's full interview, and to learn more
about MedRhythms, click here!
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June Network Tech Talk:
MedRhythms: Introducing Digital Therapeutics for Walking
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Listen in to hear how MedRhythms is engaging the motor system through music and rhythm, allowing for improved motor functional movement and rehabilitation.
About MedRhythms: MedRhythms is a Portland, Maine based digital therapeutics company that uses sensors, music, and software to build evidence-based, neurologic interventions to measure and improve walking.
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Upcoming Network Tech Talks |
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July Network Tech Talk | July 8 |
BlueTrace: Making Harvest Reports a Breeze
By Chip Terry, Co-Founder and CEO
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August Network Tech Talk | August 12 |
Gray Optics: Shaping the Future of Biomedical and Industrial Optics
By Daniel Gray, Founder and President
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September Network Tech Talk | September 9 |
Defendify: Streamlining Cybersecurity Across People, Processes, and Technology
By Andrew Rinaldi, Co-Founder
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October Network Tech Talk| October 14 |
Chimani: Guiding your National Park Adventures
By Kerry Gallivan, CEO and Founder
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Virtual Central Maine Tech Night (CMTN) Recordings |
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Managing Receivables for Maximum Cash Flow
Article by People's United Bank
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At its core, a business relies on a steady flow of cash. At any stage of a business, cash is the crucial lifeblood that feeds its vital organs to ensure its survival through economic storms and changing market dynamics. Although a business may be very adept at generating sales revenue, if it struggles to convert its receivables into cash-on-hand, it can still suffer from cardiac arrest. Next to generating revenue, the most important function a business needs to master is receivables management.
For more information regarding receivables, click here.
For more important tips to help maintain operational continuity during the COVID-19 crisis, click here.
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Smith said his friend told him the Waterville area is booming right now, so Smith drove up and checked it out. The site, he said, is similar to his operation on Marshfield — in an industrial zone and along the highway.
The new owners of Orion Ropeworks in Winslow and its sister company, Canada Cordage in Ontario, are planning to rebrand the companies under one name and expand their workforce and their marketing initiatives.
In addition to the mills and newly acquired businesses, Pleasant River Lumber Co. through Ware-Butler, also owns Moosehead Cedar Log Homes in Greenville, Chaffee Transport in Clinton, and two Enfield-based businesses, Quality Saw Sales and Service and A&A logging.
In Maine, the Colby College Museum of Art has been working with an arts advocacy organization, Waterville Creates, to deliver art kits to thousands of local families, in effect “reaching homes of people who we wouldn’t reach otherwise,” said the museum’s director, Jacqueline Terrassa.
Anna O'Keefe is moving her dental practice from 325 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Waterville, and will double the size of her business with the 5,200-square-foot space.
The building, with a wraparound porch that will be used for outdoor dining, also has a second floor where the office will be located, and a small conference room to be rented out for small business meetings and events such as baby showers, Dunn said.
David Cunningham, one of the three seniors who helped found the club, is planning on playing esports at Thomas College in Waterville. He’s excited to have shepherded in a new program for his school. The new lab was the icing on the cake.
The Cubby is an online marketplace for art made by college students. By shopping on the Cubby, consumers support emerging artists and purchase one-of-a-kind pieces of art at an affordable price. The entire purchase price goes directly to the artist, with no hidden fees.
“The city is thrilled with the service and productivity, from Bill to the engineers to the construction crew,” Skehan said of the contractor. “The key to this system is, the maintenance will be so minimal, for 20 years, plus or minus. It’s going to be much better. If people are thinking it’s a renovation, that’s an injustice. It’s a whole new pool.
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Contact: Don Plourde
207-660-4000 dplourde@cbplourde.com
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Central Maine Real Estate Spotlight
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Featured Commercial Property:
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Building Size: 2,980 sq.ft.
Sale Price: $395,000
Property Features:
- Retail Commercial use
- Off-street parking
- New Construction
Context:
- Multi-use building
- Spacious Interior
- Proximity to downtown
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It’s more important than ever to keep up with your yearly physical. Talk to your doctor about any preventive screenings you may be due to get. Make sure you’re getting care for chronic conditions like diabetes, COPD and congestive heart failure.
Don’t have a primary care provider? We’ll help you find one. Call 1-855-4MGH-INFO. Learn more about MaineGeneral Primary Care
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Workforce Training & Professional Development:
Summer and Fall professional development classes are open for registration
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Workforce training has not stopped at Kennebec Valley Community College.
Kennebec Valley Community College’s Workforce Training & Professional Development has opened registration for Summer and Fall professional development classes! We welcome you to visit our website at www.kvcc.me.edu/workforce to check out our upcoming schedule and register online or call to register at 207.453.5083.
We are offering training in Basic EMT, High Pressure Boiler, Heavy Equipment Operator, CPR, 3D print design, heat pump installation, EPA 608 certifications and more. Our customized training programs have included topics such as leadership, supervisory skills, software training, conflict management or more technical trainings such as aluminum welding, precision machining or carpentry.
KVCC provides non-credit and customized training programs to individuals and businesses throughout Kennebec, Somerset and Knox counties. In response to COVID-19 we have adapted our delivery model to ensure the health and safety of staff, instructors, and trainees. Many of our classes have moved to hybrid or fully online training.
Customized training programs for your incumbent or new hire workforce may qualify for a Maine Quality Center grant to reduce training costs. To learn how you can train your team using a Maine Quality Center grant, call Elizabeth at 207.453.5858 or visit us online at www.kvcc.me.edu/workforce.
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Board of Directors:
Chris Gaunce, chair – Central Maine Motors Auto Group
Beth Gibbs, treasurer – Thomas College
Jennifer Seekins – Bar Harbor Bank and Trust
Terri Vieira – Northern Light Health - Inland Hospital
Erica Lacroix - Town of Winslow
Ryan Poulin - New Dimensions FCU
Dave Roy - Kennebec Savings Bank
Elizabeth Fortin – Kennebec Valley Community College
Paul Stein – MaineGeneral Health
Steve Daly – City of Waterville
Gary Bowman – Town of Oakland
Michelle Flewelling – Town of Fairfield
Brian Clark – Colby College
Michael Runser – Valley Beverage
Donald Plourde – Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate
Tom Meucci - Huhtamaki
Liz Menard - Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation
Ex-Officio Board Members:
James Dinkle – Kennebec Regional Dev. Authority/ FirstPark
Ole Amundsen - Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
Christian Savage - Somerset Economic Development Corporation
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