Kinesic approach in the multisensory stimulation room at the Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione

Abstract

At the end of August, the students of Supervised Internship II completed the university extension project that
consisted of setting up a Multisensory Stimulation room, remodeling it with materials donated by the Universidad
de la Integración de las Américas and conditioning it with materials acquired with funds raised in extracurricular
activities and others created with inexpensive materials. The objective of this work is to determine the physical
benefits obtained through multisensory stimulation in the patients of the Hogar Pequeño Cottolengo Don Orione
in the month of September 2021. The research is qualitative and descriptive. The data were obtained through
the evaluation and observation of the patients and their evolution throughout the sessions carried out during
the eight sessions, distributed in two weekly sessions during the month of September. The population is made
up of 20 residents who attended the Kinesiology and Physiotherapy area of the home during the Supervised Internship II period, while the sample consisted of six patients selected according to the benefit they could obtain
from work in the stimulation room. multisensory. According to the results obtained, it can be concluded that
performing physical therapy in multisensory stimulation rooms can be favorable for patients both on a motor and
cognitive level, but time is a determining factor, so despite having managed to comply to a certain degree with
The proposed kinesic objectives require a greater number of sessions so that these can be considered optimal
and maintained for a long time.