Weighted Blankets: Their Benefits And Other Things You Need To Know

6. Chronic Pain

Massage therapy is also one of the treatments used for chronic pain.

One study used massage therapy by starting with light pressure, then gradually increasing to moderate pressure until reaching deep pressure. It revealed that using such massage therapy may help lessen pain reflexes in people suffering from chronic pain.

Since a weighted blanket also uses pressure, it may help reduce pain in those with chronic pain conditions.