A new review paper by researchers at Flinders University on the effectiveness of weighted blankets was recently published in The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. It stated that weighted ...

Weighted blankets can help to improve sleep in adults with insomnia and other mental health conditions including anxiety and depression, but results are mixed for children, a new review has found.

Weighted blankets designed for older children are smaller in weight and size compared with the blankets for adults. Weighted blankets should only be 10% of a person's total weight. This means most ...

advises buyers to choose a weighted blanket that comes in at about 8 to 12 percent of the user’s body weight. Sleep specialist Dr. Brandon Peters gives this example: “For an adult who weighs ...

We see this playing out in the UK, where nine out of 10 adults are reported to have experienced high or extreme stress in the past year. “Weighted blankets are a useful tool for helping both ...

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“Weighted blankets seem to offer a tangible, non-drug intervention for improving sleep quality,”Dawson said in a statement. “Adults who used the blankets reported better sleep, reduced use ...

However, as an early adopter of the weighted blanket, I can also fondly say that my first-ever weighted blanket was ... ugly. She (the blanket) served me well and did her job providing sensory support ...

People: This is a study based on research using people. Weighted blankets can help to improve sleep in adults with insomnia and other mental health conditions including anxiety and depression, but ...