CASES

63-year-old woman with Huntington Chorea disease

Our resident who has Huntington's Chorea says that she has constantly had an inner turmoil for several years. From a sensory perspective, this is also about her muscle fibers constantly contracting, and that the disease also causes perception disorders, amongst others in the perception of interoceptive sensation. This means that she is constantly on guard and feels tense. The motor restlessness therefore influences the mental restlessness. We experience that she feels secure when she feels that she is being positioned with supports surrounding her body and being proprioceptively stimulated. She therefore enjoys the Protac SenSit^® ball chair. The woman uses the chair if she needs to have quiet time or participate in a conversation. The woman is very conscious of when she needs the stimuli that the chair can provide. Furthermore, she sleeps with the Protac Ball Blanket^® at night. She explains that it gives her peace and that she relaxes as a result. She experiences an increased energy capacity after experiencing sensory integration strategies embedded in her everyday life, and a more positive affective state.

68-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease

The woman lives in a residential care facility for people with dementia. Her everyday life is characterized by constant physical restlessness and wandering in the corridors as well as severe mental unrest and a pronounced collecting mania. She cannot remain sufficiently calm to concentrate on individual sensory inputs in activities such as eating and exercising. When using the Protac SenSit^® Straight ball chair , she is comfortable changing position from standing to sitting, due to the height and firmness of the chair’s edge. The upright position allows her to have a sense of security and control. She is better able to relax and find peace. She can independently get in and out of the chair. Subsequently, she can remain sufficiently calm to remain focused in activities, for example eating a meal without wandering around. The chair has a really good effect on her physiclal and mental restlessness.