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How Electric Blankets Improve The Physical Well Being

Health Benefits of Electric Blankets

Electric blankets have been around since 1912. Hot water bottles and even stones had been used to keep patients warm, but they were inefficient and would inevitably cool off. A doctor invented electric blankets to solve the problem. The first electric blankets were clumsy and some were even dangerous.

Electric blankets today consist of a cozy cloth shell with slender wires running throughout. They are low voltage, making them both safe and efficient. An external control allows the user to set the blanket to the desired level of heat or even preheat the bed. Larger blankets often have dual controls, allowing separate temperatures for optimum comfort levels for both occupants.

Electric blankets are warm and comfortable, particularly in the wintertime, but they also have health benefits as well. A full 25% of electric blanket users purchase their blankets solely for the therapeutic benefits of the blankets.

Muscle Aches and Pains

Muscle aches and pains are common, whether due to workout injuries or back pain. In fact, back pain is one of the most common medical problems today. The soothing heat from an electric blanket can ease the pain of sore muscles and alleviate the aches and pains of minor injuries. The warmth of an electric blanket can increase blood flow to stiff muscles, improve flexibility, and speed healing time.

Chronic Pain

Sufferers of chronic pain such as the widespread pain of fibromyalgia or the more localized pain of arthritis can uniquely benefit from the heat of an electric blanket. The bed may be warmed prior to entry, avoiding the unpleasant shock of cold and allowing for a warm, relaxing sensation upon entry. As blood flow improves, inflammation is reduced and pain eases. Joints become more relaxed and comfortable, and pain is eased.

Allergies and Asthma

Heavy bedding and thick blankets provide the perfect environment for dust mites. An electric blanket is not only dramatically thinner, the heat it produces reduces humidity, making it even less attractive to dust mites. Fewer dust mites means fewer cast off skins, and fewer cast off skins means fewer asthma attacks and irritated allergies. Electric blankets today are also easy to launder, giving dust mites less places to hide.

Raynaud's Phenomenon

Raynaud's phenomenon causes extreme pain in the fingers, or toes when they are exposed to cold or when the sufferer experiences emotional distress. An electric blanket can help reduce the temperature extremes that lead to these bouts of pain or help soothe away the pain when the attacks occur.

Overall Well-Being

Because electric blankets are lighter weight, allow people to sleep in a cooler room more comfortably, and provide a warm and soothing sleep environment, they also contribute to overall better health. Research shows that the better quality of sleep a person receives, the less likely they are to suffer depression, the more energy they will have, and the more likely their immune system will operate at optimal levels.

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i bought a electric blanket and the remote control e3 does anyone know how to fix this? westpoint home?

I have the same blanket. There should be a description about this somewhere on the users manual, I believe... this happened to me. If I remember correctly, it means there is an error within the blanket itself. Sometimes it's that the connection between the blanket and the remote is lose on one end, and jiggling it can help. But, unfortunately mine got to a point where it would only flash E3 and nothing would help. I had to get a new blanket.

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