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Somatron Vibroacoustic Products Rebound Clinical Experiences Type of Facility: Head Injury
Recovery Services
A Somatron recliner was introduced through Music Therapist Jan Shuler,
MT-BC, to Rebound, Inc., a facility that provides head injury recovery
services. During a demonstration of the product
at the facility, Ms. Shuler reported the following successful findings
with some of the facility’s clients: Client
A: was reported to
be normally “extremely off task and agitated”. This client was noted to be on task
for 10 of the 25 minutes of his Somatron session, his muscle tone
was observed to decrease dramatically and he did not want to get up
at the end of the session. Client
A was very complementary about his experience with the Somatron describing
it as “incredible” and reporting that his thoughts were clearer. Client
T: was provided with an opportunity to try the Somatron recliner
and experience his favorite type of music, Reggae, vibrotactily. This client was observed to smile spontaneously
during the session. Client
T was reported to show a decrease in “muscle tone” which appeared
to provide him with a better ability to move and at times he appeared
to be “dancing” to the music. The
decrease in muscle tension that Client T was reported to experience
was found to be commonly
experienced by other clients at the facility. Ms. Shuler reported that 100% of
those clients with high muscle tone experienced a decrease after using
the Somatron. One particular
client whose arms were drawn tightly into his chest and were “resistive
to passive range of motion” exercises, was able to extend his elbows
to -30 degrees while he was in the Somatron recliner. |