When Did Weighted Blankets Come out?

Weighted blankets have been used as sleep aids and calming aids in special-needs communities for years. Some of the earliest implementations date back to 1999, when the occupational therapist Tina Champagne began using weighted blankets to help some mental-health patients.

When did weighted blankets become popular?

The weighted blankets secured popularity in 2017, when the science news site Futurism launched a Kickstarter campaign for a product called the Gravity Blanket and raised almost $5 million.

Who invented the first weighted blanket?

Keith Zivalich, invented the weighted blanket, in 1997 and sold his first blanket the following year. Since then, weighted blankets have become a global phenomenon for their ability to provide deep pressure stimulation.