Customer story: An active sportsman father and a daughter suffering from Rett syndrome both received help from Neurosonic

My daughter Sumi and I are preparing for an Ironman competition, the likes of which no Finn has done yet. In 2009, Sumi was diagnosed with Rett's syndrome, which causes many health problems for Sumi due to her multiple disabilities: her walk is shaky, she does not speak and cannot use her hands, and she also has epilepsy that is difficult to treat.

Our goal is to complete the first full-distance Ironman in Finland together in August 2021. The full distance means swimming 3.8 km, cycling 180 km and the final culmination is running a marathon, i.e. 42.2 km. So Sumi comes along when swimming in a small boat, when cycling and running in a cart.

We have been using Neurosonic's Plus mobile mattress for two months now. The experiences have been very positive and relaxing.

With Sumi we started using Neurosonic moderately a few times a week and initially shorter periods. The experiences have been good and the number of uses has steadily increased. Sumi has a lot of tension and muscle tension in her body. The challenges associated with Rett's syndrome put a bigger strain on Sumi's body than usual; unusual breathing, hand mannerisms and a general state of tension in the body.

For Sumi, we usually use a relaxation program and due to epilepsy, the effects in the head have been gone and the effects in the other parts are between 30-40%. Sumi has not had any epileptic symptoms during use.

When asked by Sumi with picture cards, she wants to go to Neurosonic. During the treatment, Sumi clearly enjoys herself and relaxes and calms down and sometimes falls asleep. Breathing symptoms calm down. After the treatment, Sumi's body feels relaxed and calmer.

For me, the best help from Neurosonic has been from training to recovery. I use the mattress 3-4 times a week. A couple of times a week there is usually a restorative program (36 min or 41 min) after hard training. I have used 50-70% of the power. I use relaxation programs a couple of times a week and the length is usually 20 min. On busy days, the 10 min shorter program also works really well.

After the treatment, the feeling is really relaxed and as if the body has been reset from stress. I use the Oura wellness ring, which measures almost the entire treatment time to always relax. The difference is huge, if you just rest in bed during the day, it usually takes a few minutes out of the corresponding length of time to rest.

I'm always a bit critical of this kind of devices, but Neurosonic has surprised me since the first time. Definitely goes to the top in relaxation-related devices.

The most enthusiastic user in our family is Sumi's 8-year-old little brother, who would lie on the mattress all the time. Also, everyone who has been able to test the mattress while visiting has almost fallen asleep on the coffee table after using it and slept better than usual the next night.

Regards,

Tomi & Sumi

Photo: Stelios Kirtselis