Protac MyBase®

Male resident, suffered early abuse and schizophrenic.

A sense-stimulating aid: Protac MyBase

Observed effect: "I use the mattress as a base where I can relax. In my daily life, I have many obsessive thoughts and a bad body image;  the mattress makes me calm enough to wind down and relax my muscles. It is nice that the effects last for some time after".

42-year old man, traumatic brain injury with pain and severe spasticity.

A sense-stimulating aid: Protac MyBase

Observed effect: One therapist says: "We use the mattress together with a ball blanket to promote his body awareness even more. It helps him to completely relax and we combine this with being able to stretch him better. When we stretch him, he stops humming which he always does otherwise, because he would get annoyed with being stretched".

Users in a Snoezelen room.

A sense-stimulating aid: Protac MyBase

Observed effect: One occupational therapist says: "I use the mattress on the stable side, where you can sink down into the balls and kind of float on the mattress. We mostly use it together with a project/film and some relaxing music. I find that those who use it are able to relax completely. Those who have tried it before often look for it first thing when they come back. One user stopped talking as soon as she got onto the mattress. She normally talks constantly;  I understand that as a sign that she feels secure.

The therapists use it on the stable side and often in combination with the Protac Ball Blanket^®. One woman with anxiety and brain damage needed help calming down and using the MyBase was the only thing that could get her to relax and actually get in touch with herself physically, without her focusing on her anxiety the entire time".

9-year old girl with severe brain injury

A sense-stimulating aid: Protac MyBase

Observed effect: The girl is clearly happy when the staff asks whether she would like to lay down on the mattress. She normally sits in a wheelchair. When she lays on the mattress, she can make it move herself with small movements and she makes several happy sounds, babbles and smiles. She rests well and enjoys laying without the brace.

9-year old girl with severe mental retardation

She is often very restless, grabs hold of things and bites on everything. The girl is also very limit seeking with her body—she hits her head, arms and legs against everything.

A sense-stimulating aid: Protac MyBase

Observed effect: After she has used the mattress every day for the last two weeks, the staff have found that she is calmer and open and enjoys taking notice of herself. She bites less and he significantly less physical unrest during the day.

Child in occupational therapy

A sense-stimulating aid: Protac MyBase

Observed effect: A privately practising child occupational therapists says: "The kids love it. They work together fantastically with body positioning and balance. You can use it in many ways to train the understanding of the body that the child has".
10-year old boy: "Oh, it's like getting a massage— even though you're sitting completely still!"
8-year old boy: "It's the most fun and nicest mattress I've ever tried".
8-year old girl: "It's soft in a way, even though it's hard".