{"id":1278,"date":"2018-08-10T05:55:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T05:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.springtextile.com\/blogs\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2019-01-02T05:56:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T05:56:06","slug":"benifits-of-wighted-blanket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.springtextile.com\/blogs\/benifits-of-wighted-blanket.html","title":{"rendered":"Benifits of Wighted Blanket"},"content":{"rendered":"

INCREASED RELAXATION DUE TO DEEP TOUCH PRESSURE<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The underlying science on weighted blankets<\/a> is called\u00a0deep touch pressure (DTP). DTP is about gently applying pressure to the body to increase the release of serotonin.<\/p>\n

You know that children with autism also tend to be low in serotonin, so gently applying pressure to the body releases a chemical in your child that promotes relaxation.<\/p>\n

REDUCED STRESS THANKS TO LESS NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVITY<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Our first study,\u00a0from Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering in 2012, looked at how patients nervous systems reacted when having DTP through the use of a weighted blanket. This study shows that there is a physiological reaction in a person\u2019s nervous system when DTP is applied. This was specifically\u00a0for dentist offices since that is a place that causes so many people anxiety!<\/p>\n

WEIGHTED BLANKETS DECREASE ANXIETY<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Another study from\u00a02012 in Australasian Psychiatry\u00a0looked at the effect of sensory rooms in an acute inpatient psychiatric unit. They found that when patients used a sensory room, there was a \u201csignificant reduction in distress and improvement in a range of disturbed behaviors. Those individuals who used the weighted blanket reported significantly greater reductions in distress and clinical-rated anxiety than those who did not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not only did the sensory room, which we\u2019ve\u00a0talked about before here, reduce anxiety, but those who used a weighted blanket saw an even bigger reduction in anxiety and distress.<\/p>\n

OVERALL SLEEP IMPROVEMENTS FROM WEIGHTED BLANKETS<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This study from the\u00a0Journal of Sleep Medicine and Disorders from 2015\u00a0found that a weighted blanket helped those with insomnia sleep better. Here is a little clip from their results:<\/p>\n

\u201cObjectively, we found that sleep bout time increased, as well as a decrease in movements of the participants, during weighted blanket use. Subjectively, the participants liked sleeping with the blanket, found it easier to settle down to sleep and had an improved sleep, where they felt more refreshed in the morning. Overall, we found that when the participants used the weighted blanket, they had a calmer night\u2019s sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n

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