Deep Pressure Therapy Mat

An acupressure mat also sometimes called a needle stimulation pad nsp is covered with hundreds of plastic nubs.

Deep pressure therapy mat.

Don t sleep on your mat or extend your treatment time much beyond 40 minutes. Bear hugs give a big hug wrapping arms all the way around the child while maintaining constant and firm pressure. A typical treatment session lasts about half an hour. This is the so called switch from fight or flight to rest and digest.

The use of a weighted vest provides the child with unconscious information from the muscles and joints. Put it in your child s lap while you are playing a social game or doing homework. Deep pressure can be given as positive reinforcement for appropriate behaviors but should not be withheld as a punishment. The only thing you need is a weighted lap pad.

These small bulges deliver pressure to parts of the body in contact with the. Deep pressure touch stimulation is easily achieved. If the pain is too great lay a towel over the spikes to relieve some of the pressure. This exceptional functional form therapeutic aid was ergonomically designed to calm reorganize and redirect the energy of children and adults living with autism or who are cognitively disabled and would benefit from deep pressure therapy.

When you apply deep pressure to the body the body switches from running its sympathetic nervous system to its parasympathetic nervous system. The increased production of serotonin and dopamine counteract the effects of cortisol to hormonally regulate your body s response to sensory information. The sympathetic nervous system sns is the alert system in the body. At a physiological level deep pressure therapy helps the two main systems in the autonomic nervous system balance each other out so as to help with emotional regulation.

Use the mat for 20 to 40 minutes. How deep pressure stimulation works. Position a small bolster or pillow under your neck. Mummy wrap wrap the child up tightly in a sheet or blanket like a mummy tucking the ends of the material in.

Used by physical therapists for patient rehabilitation mat tables are lower in height to allow easy access and have a weight bearing strength of 600 pounds providing a stable surface for manual techniques of deep tissue massage myofascial release joint manipulation and flexibility stretching exercises to increase range of motion. The concept of the deep pressure sensory vest is based on the sensory integration therapy technique of deep pressure. A weighted lap pad will promote calm and relaxation because it delivers consistent and gentle pressure.