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Author Parker, Eileen, 1966-

Title Weighted Blanket Guide.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2016.

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Contents The Weighted Blanket Guide by Eileen Parker and Cara Koscinski; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introducing Weighted Blankets; What is a weighted blanket?; What are they used for?; Sleep; Chronic pain and fibromyalgia; Anxiety; Autism; Alzheimer's/dementia/seniors; Mental illnesses; Special education; Chapter 2. Where Did the Concept Come From?; The old meeting the new; Others' stories ; Origins; Chapter 3. How Weighted Blankets Work ; Your sensory system; What problems result from SPD?; Exploring deep pressure; Massage; Neuroscience; Chapter 4. Professional Settings.
Occupational therapyWhat is occupational therapy?; How are weighted blankets used at an OT clinic?; How does OT work for SPD?; Hospital use; Restraint reduction; Actual use in a hospital setting; Comfort/multisensory rooms; Helping patients getting weighted blankets covered by medical insurance; Chapter 5. Considerations/Guidelines for Use; Can they create dependence?; How long to use the blanket?; Safety; Drawbacks/concerns; Medical insurance coverage; Chapter 6. Choosing or Making Your Own; Choosing a weighted blanket; On a budget; Sewing your own weighted blanket; Postscript; References.
Summary This concise guide provides everything you need to know about deep pressure and using weighted blankets to help with sensory integration, improve sleep, lessen anxiety, ease chronic pain, and more. Based on up-to-date research, it dispels online myths and provides reliable information on selecting safe and effective weighted blankets.
Subject Mental illness -- Physical therapy.
Nervous system -- Diseases -- Physical therapy.
Blankets -- Therapeutic use.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Nervous system -- Diseases -- Physical therapy. (OCoLC)fst01036117
Other Form: Print version: Parker, Eileen. Weighted Blanket Guide : Everything You Need to Know about Weighted Blankets and Deep Pressure for Autism, Chronic Pain, and Other Conditions. London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2016 9781849057189
ISBN 1784502022 (electronic bk.)
9781784502027 (electronic bk.)
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