Why might a medical provider recommend one? There is some limited evidence that weighted blankets and the pressure they can provide can help patients combat sleep conditions like insomnia, chronic pain and certain disorders, such as ADHD. In nursing homes, nurses have also seen these blankets boost the health experience of elderly patients.
Dr. Adrian Pristas, a sleep doctor based in Hackensack, New Jersey, recommends them to a wide variety of patients, even chemotherapy patients experiencing generalized anxiety. Monique Johnson, a 29-year-old diagnosed with autism and ADHD at an early age, says her weighted blanket has helped her deal with panic attacks and insomnia. She calls her weighted blanket her “version of an inhaler.”
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