Experience the inmu in use
The inmu is used in many areas. Get inspired how to benefit from the inmu
Care
Care home has found a way to prevent stress for caregivers
At nursing home Lillevang, they have found an innovative way to prevent stress and reduce sickness absence. Like many other institutions, they face major challenges in recruiting and avoiding staff leaving. In the last 9 months, they have...
inmuRHYTHM stimulates during daily activities
Kasper is an active man who has autism and a rare muscle disease that causes him to tire quickly. He has no language and seeks many stimuli throughout the day. In just two months of wearing inmuRHYTHM on his body using our vest, he has found it...
Mindfulness with inmuRELAX improves well-being of nursing home employees
Lillevang nursing home focuses on the well-being for the staff. In the project "Life-giving breaks" they give the staff the opportunity to slow down in a hectic working day. 2-3 times a week they practice mindfulness with inmuRELAX sensory...
German study: inmuRELAX had effect on 85% of the patients
A study by Pflegepraxiszentrum (PPZ) Nürnberg show big effect from inmuRELAX in care: more calm and peaceful patients and reduced sleep problems.Positive effect Nursing home NürnbergStift The study showed that inmuRELAX had positive effect in 85%...
Video: inmu in use at Summerset Ellerslie, New Zealand
How valuable sensory stimulation can be for people with dementia is shown in this video from Summerset Group Holdings Limited Retirement Villages in New Zealand. For some time now, the inmuRELAX and inmuDANCE sound cushions have been used with...
Swedish study: inmuRELAX improves quality of life for people with dementia
inmuRELAX helps eight out of ten people with dementia. This is the result of a new Swedish study conducted at three dementia homes in resp. Helsingborg, Lund and Norrköping.Positive effect The study showed that approx. 80% of the participants had...
inmuRELAX lets staff provide nearness and peace in daily care
"We really want to give our residents a good life with a high quality of life," says Gabriela Andersen, manager at Tandsberg Plejecenter - a danish nursing home. She talks about the experience of getting smiles and sensations with inmuRELAX and...
How sensory stimulation can improve wellbeing and daily care
Charlotte Voetmann is one of Denmark’s leading experts in sensory stimulation, Snoezelen (MSE) and neuropedagogical methods. She has worked with and taught sensory stimulation for many years in relation to dementia and other cognitive disorders....
Easing frustration with inmuRELAX
Suffering from a cognitive disease (e.g. dementia/Alzheimers or brain damange) can cause frustration, anger and anxiety. In daily life it can be difficult to comprehend all the impressions and activity going on. Having something safe to hold in...
Avoiding conflicts in care situations
Care situtations can often cause conflicts Personal care can be experienced as an unpleasant and humiliating situation when you are ill. An inmu can help make personal care less uncomfortable. It’s much more pleasant to be cared for in a calming...
Dementia
German study: inmuRELAX had effect on 85% of the patients
A study by Pflegepraxiszentrum (PPZ) Nürnberg show big effect from inmuRELAX in care: more calm and peaceful patients and reduced sleep problems.Positive effect Nursing home NürnbergStift The study showed that inmuRELAX had positive effect in 85%...
Group activity with inmuDANCE
Group of people with dementia is having joyful activities with inmuDANCE. The handy shape and inactive dance music makes it also impossible not to smile and move.Semilar stories See all
It wasn’t love at first sight – but little by little they got really good friends.
Olga was at first very hesitant and refusing when she was introduced to inmuRELAX. When you have dementia, it can be difficult to relate to new things. But after some time and contact, Olga became comfortable with the inmu and can now use it...
Table curling with inmus
Table curling with the inmu's can lead to many things: smiles and laughter, eye contact, jokes ... and in addition e.g. tactile sensory stimulation, training of hands, arms and balance, attention and new skills.Semilar stories See all
Dementia doesn’t prevent learning new skills
Knud suffers from Alzheimers. He is using inmuRELAX and inmuDANCE to maintain his motor skills. Even though it is difficult to remember things, his body and hands are still able to learn new movements. And his body can remember them (called muscle...
Using inmu music for daily training at nursing home
inmu can easily be used in daily training exercises. The music and a beautiful object to hold on to makes it a pleasant and enjoyable experience. The interactive music that changes with movements motivates to continued activity. The two gentlemen...
Alzheimer’s patients is maintaining their motor skills with inmuRELAX
Maintaining physical and mental skills are important. Especially when you have dementia. A group of people that have resently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's are enjoying group activities and excercises with inmuRELAX sensory cushions. The music...
Video: inmu in use at Summerset Ellerslie, New Zealand
How valuable sensory stimulation can be for people with dementia is shown in this video from Summerset Group Holdings Limited Retirement Villages in New Zealand. For some time now, the inmuRELAX and inmuDANCE sound cushions have been used with...
Swedish study: inmuRELAX improves quality of life for people with dementia
inmuRELAX helps eight out of ten people with dementia. This is the result of a new Swedish study conducted at three dementia homes in resp. Helsingborg, Lund and Norrköping.Positive effect The study showed that approx. 80% of the participants had...
inmuRELAX lets staff provide nearness and peace in daily care
"We really want to give our residents a good life with a high quality of life," says Gabriela Andersen, manager at Tandsberg Plejecenter - a danish nursing home. She talks about the experience of getting smiles and sensations with inmuRELAX and...
Sleep disturbances
inmu shields the visually impaired from noise and loud sounds
Kristine is very visually impaired and has several other diagnoses. Her arousal level is often high. Therefore, she needs help to find calmness and peace. The staff have trained her to calm down with an inmuRELAX sensory cushion. Now she can fall...
Music helps Silja to live with restlessness and pain
Silja is hypermobile (has overflexible joints) and suffers from restlessness and pain. It makes it difficult for her to sleep and to concentrate on her home work. This has changed completely after she got inmuJOY. Now she can fall asleep within...
Relaxing and falling asleep can be difficult when you have ADHD
We have been following Emilia and her inmuJOY for over a year. Now she is 10 years old. She has ADHD and has had great challenges falling asleep and staying asleep. Emilia was selected to participate in testing inmuJOY with families who have...
Veteran with PTSD: inmuRELAX reduces my flashbacks
Jesper suffers from PTSD, which means his body is telling him that he is still in a combat zone and that he needs to be vigilant. Therefore, finding peace and being able to sleep is a big challenge. inmuRELAX reduces his flashbacks and helps him...
It used to take 2-3 hours – Sigrid will fall asleep fast with inmuRELAX
Sigrid is 15 years old and has autism and ADD. Therefore she does not feel fatigue in the same way as most people do and need help to relax. Before she got her inmu she would often need 2-3 hours to fall asleep. With her inmuRELAX she now falls...
Younger onset-dementia: inmuRELAX helps me to fall asleep
Difficulty sleeping often accompanies dementia. Mette, who was diagnosed in 2016 with Alzheimer’s at age 52, explains how she uses inmuRELAX to make herself calm and help her to sleep. At the same time, it’s important for her to keep herself...
Why music and sensory stimulation is medicine for the brain
Several studies shows that music can heal an injured brain …
Relaxing music that makes you sleep better
It can be difficult to fall asleep when you are ill, especially if you are in pain, discomfort or suffer from intrusive thoughts. An inmu is pleasant, soft and calming to fall asleep and wake up with. The softness, the relaxing music and the...
“inmuRELAX lets me fall asleep”
Josephine’s mind won’t let her fall asleep. Her thoughts keep milling about and keep her awake at night. Josephine has borderline personality disorder (BPD) as well as a connective tissue disease. When she was 18, she started harming herself by...
Psychological disorders
Mindfulness for Ukrainian refugees with inmuRELAX
Olena is a Ukrainian psychologist and PhD candidate who helps Ukrainian refugees at refugee centers in Budapest. She uses inmuRELAX in her work to provide peace and security. She works with mindfulness sessions in groups where she instructs. All is...
inmu in NRTimes: “Holistic activation of the senses”
We are happy to be part of issue 15 of NRTimes that focus on how art, sience and other interventions can help people with brain injury. From the article: "inmu treads a new path within the rehabilitation sector. Dependence and the need for constant...
Veteran with PTSD: inmuRELAX reduces my flashbacks
Jesper suffers from PTSD, which means his body is telling him that he is still in a combat zone and that he needs to be vigilant. Therefore, finding peace and being able to sleep is a big challenge. inmuRELAX reduces his flashbacks and helps him...
It used to take 2-3 hours – Sigrid will fall asleep fast with inmuRELAX
Sigrid is 15 years old and has autism and ADD. Therefore she does not feel fatigue in the same way as most people do and need help to relax. Before she got her inmu she would often need 2-3 hours to fall asleep. With her inmuRELAX she now falls...
Sara overcame her dental anxiety
Sara was afraid of going to the dentist, but ever since her dentist began offering her the inmuRELAX sensory cushion, she has been able to overcome her fear. The calming music and the vibrations help her to forget the pain and discomfort.Read more...
“Before the inmu I would have been hospitalized”
Nanna Geertsen suffers from a schizoaffective disorder, and hallucinations are a daily part of her life. “It only takes a single night of bad sleep for everything to fall apart for me. The mood swings start and the hallucinations come. It goes so...
STUDY: 9 out of 10 psychiatric patients benefit from inmuRELAX
The inmuRELAX has proven to be a valuable tool for many psychiatric patients. It helps to reduce unease and excessive thoughts. Sleeping problems are common in psychiatric patients. Having a good night’s sleep is essential for coping with the next...
“inmuRELAX lets me fall asleep”
Josephine’s mind won’t let her fall asleep. Her thoughts keep milling about and keep her awake at night. Josephine has borderline personality disorder (BPD) as well as a connective tissue disease. When she was 18, she started harming herself by...
Autism
inmuRHYTHM stimulates during daily activities
Kasper is an active man who has autism and a rare muscle disease that causes him to tire quickly. He has no language and seeks many stimuli throughout the day. In just two months of wearing inmuRHYTHM on his body using our vest, he has found it...
Using inmuRHYTHM for an autistic child at special school
Ariana is an autistic child without any language. Her school (Fensmarkskole in Copenhagen, Denmark) is introducing inmuRHYTHM to help her regulate her arousal level. She loves sounds and music and is very motorically active. In her eager she often...
inmu in children therapy
Physiotherapist Hannah Harboe has good experience of using the inmu sensory cushion in her daily work as an independent therapist. She specializes in working with children with neuropsychiatric diagnoses and children with sensory challenges.Semilar...
It used to take 2-3 hours – Sigrid will fall asleep fast with inmuRELAX
Sigrid is 15 years old and has autism and ADD. Therefore she does not feel fatigue in the same way as most people do and need help to relax. Before she got her inmu she would often need 2-3 hours to fall asleep. With her inmuRELAX she now falls...
inmu sensory cushions as educational and awareness-raising tools for children
At the relief care institution, Lundø, they use the sensory cushions inmuRELAX and inmuDANCE every day. They offer relief to families with children with reduced physical and / or mental disabilities, as well as children with autism and similar...
VIDEO: Child with autism finds peace and comfort with inmuRELAX
Maja is a multi handicapped child. She is born with a brain injury and autism. She struggles with sounds - for example cars. inmuRELAX helps her to find peace and comfort.Other stories like this
ADHD
Relaxing and falling asleep can be difficult when you have ADHD
We have been following Emilia and her inmuJOY for over a year. Now she is 10 years old. She has ADHD and has had great challenges falling asleep and staying asleep. Emilia was selected to participate in testing inmuJOY with families who have...
inmu in children therapy
Physiotherapist Hannah Harboe has good experience of using the inmu sensory cushion in her daily work as an independent therapist. She specializes in working with children with neuropsychiatric diagnoses and children with sensory challenges.Semilar...
Motor therapy with inmuRHYTHM
Luca (7 years) has a lot of energy and unease in his body. Sitting still in school can be difficult. Together with Luca and physiotherapist Hannah Harboe, inmu inventor Anders Hansen shows how inmuRHYTHM can be used to do both motor and sensory...
People with disabilities
inmu shields the visually impaired from noise and loud sounds
Kristine is very visually impaired and has several other diagnoses. Her arousal level is often high. Therefore, she needs help to find calmness and peace. The staff have trained her to calm down with an inmuRELAX sensory cushion. Now she can fall...
Awaken motor skills
Linette, is a wheelchair user, has spasms and is very tense in her body. She has a tendency to be very distant and withdraw into herself. Linette lives at home for disabled where they are using inmu to awaken her senses. It usually takes more than...
Tilde experiences inmuJOY with her whole body
Tilde is a very curious and independent girl. We met her at her school – a school for children with special needs. Tilde has Down syndrome and also has sensory and communicative challenges. This is the first time Tilde was introducted to inmuJOY....
inmu in NRTimes: “Holistic activation of the senses”
We are happy to be part of issue 15 of NRTimes that focus on how art, sience and other interventions can help people with brain injury. From the article: "inmu treads a new path within the rehabilitation sector. Dependence and the need for constant...
inmu sensory cushions as educational and awareness-raising tools for children
At the relief care institution, Lundø, they use the sensory cushions inmuRELAX and inmuDANCE every day. They offer relief to families with children with reduced physical and / or mental disabilities, as well as children with autism and similar...
VIDEO: Child with autism finds peace and comfort with inmuRELAX
Maja is a multi handicapped child. She is born with a brain injury and autism. She struggles with sounds - for example cars. inmuRELAX helps her to find peace and comfort.Other stories like this
Avoiding conflicts in care situations
Care situtations can often cause conflicts Personal care can be experienced as an unpleasant and humiliating situation when you are ill. An inmu can help make personal care less uncomfortable. It’s much more pleasant to be cared for in a calming...
School/special need schools
Using inmuRHYTHM for an autistic child at special school
Ariana is an autistic child without any language. Her school (Fensmarkskole in Copenhagen, Denmark) is introducing inmuRHYTHM to help her regulate her arousal level. She loves sounds and music and is very motorically active. In her eager she often...
inmu makes the school day more focused
Third grade at Slangerup primary school is engaged in a project with sensory stimulation. Several of the children explain that they can have difficulties concentrating and shutting out distractions. In the project, they use inmues as part of the...
Music helps Silja to live with restlessness and pain
Silja is hypermobile (has overflexible joints) and suffers from restlessness and pain. It makes it difficult for her to sleep and to concentrate on her home work. This has changed completely after she got inmuJOY. Now she can fall asleep within...
Tilde experiences inmuJOY with her whole body
Tilde is a very curious and independent girl. We met her at her school – a school for children with special needs. Tilde has Down syndrome and also has sensory and communicative challenges. This is the first time Tilde was introducted to inmuJOY....
inmu sensory cushions as educational and awareness-raising tools for children
At the relief care institution, Lundø, they use the sensory cushions inmuRELAX and inmuDANCE every day. They offer relief to families with children with reduced physical and / or mental disabilities, as well as children with autism and similar...
Stress
Mindfulness for Ukrainian refugees with inmuRELAX
Olena is a Ukrainian psychologist and PhD candidate who helps Ukrainian refugees at refugee centers in Budapest. She uses inmuRELAX in her work to provide peace and security. She works with mindfulness sessions in groups where she instructs. All is...
Veteran with PTSD: inmuRELAX reduces my flashbacks
Jesper suffers from PTSD, which means his body is telling him that he is still in a combat zone and that he needs to be vigilant. Therefore, finding peace and being able to sleep is a big challenge. inmuRELAX reduces his flashbacks and helps him...
Moving body and brain
We are all made to move. If you are not using your muscles for a short while …
Brain damange
Video: inmu in use at Summerset Ellerslie, New Zealand
How valuable sensory stimulation can be for people with dementia is shown in this video from Summerset Group Holdings Limited Retirement Villages in New Zealand. For some time now, the inmuRELAX and inmuDANCE sound cushions have been used with...
inmu in NRTimes: “Holistic activation of the senses”
We are happy to be part of issue 15 of NRTimes that focus on how art, sience and other interventions can help people with brain injury. From the article: "inmu treads a new path within the rehabilitation sector. Dependence and the need for constant...
inmu sensory cushions as educational and awareness-raising tools for children
At the relief care institution, Lundø, they use the sensory cushions inmuRELAX and inmuDANCE every day. They offer relief to families with children with reduced physical and / or mental disabilities, as well as children with autism and similar...
Joy and laughter with inmuDANCE
Anne suffers from dementia but she loves to dance. At Anne's nursing home, they use inmuDANCE for the little daily therapy that provides activity and joy.inmuDANCE is a motion-stimulating experience inmuDANCE invites movement with its interactive,...
How sensory stimulation can improve wellbeing and daily care
Charlotte Voetmann is one of Denmark’s leading experts in sensory stimulation, Snoezelen (MSE) and neuropedagogical methods. She has worked with and taught sensory stimulation for many years in relation to dementia and other cognitive disorders....
Why music and sensory stimulation is medicine for the brain
Several studies shows that music can heal an injured brain …
Holistic activation of the senses for people with brain damage
Soothing sounds and relaxing vibrations are incorporated into the innovative inmu sound cushions, activating the senses of people with brain injuries. The human body responds to music. What feels like a healing sound to some can be unbearable noise...
Dental care
Sara overcame her dental anxiety
Sara was afraid of going to the dentist, but ever since her dentist began offering her the inmuRELAX sensory cushion, she has been able to overcome her fear. The calming music and the vibrations help her to forget the pain and discomfort.Read more...
Easing dental anxiety with relaxing interactive music
It is estimated that about half the population feels anxious about going to the dentist (dental anxiety or dental fear). Skipping the dentist can lead to bad oral health, which in turn can affect the entire immune system. Using inmuRELAX can help...
“The inmu feels like holding someone’s hand”
Dentist Mariane Sørensen uses the inmu to make going to the dentist a better and calmer experience for people with special needs. She and her colleague, dental hygienist Jeanette Tøttrup, have been using the inmu for three months, after Randers...
“Everything gets easier when you are calm”
Going to the dentist can be a harrowing experience. Dental hygienist Nina Rune uses inmuRELAX to help ease dental anxiety and make dentist visits a comfortable and enjoyable experience for children and teenagers.“I’ve used inmuRELAX on nearly all...
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What is an inmu?
The inmu combines tactile and musical stimulation in a soft interactive cushion that …
Multisensory stimulation
Our senses are essential for us to feel alive, when meeting with others and …
Interactive music
The inmu is the first sensory stimulation tool in the world to …
Moving body and brain
We are all made to move. If you are not using your muscles for a short while …
Why music and sensory stimulation is medicine for the brain
Several studies shows that music can heal an injured brain …
The tactile experience of the inmuRELAX
We knew from the very beginning of the inmu development process that design should be an integrated part of the product. For most products design is something you add at the end. For the inmu shape, music universe, tactile elements and...
Studies
We have been so privileged that both healthcare professionals, scientists, …