deep pressure
Heavy calming touch
Deep pressure is firm, distributed force applied to the body—the sensation of a tight hug, a weighted blanket, or being swaddled.
In occupational therapy and sensory processing contexts, deep pressure touch is calming for many people, especially those with anxiety or autism: The weighted vest provides deep pressure to help him focus.
It contrasts with light touch, which can feel alerting or irritating.
- weighted blanketHeavy therapeutic bedding
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
- calmingInducing a settled state
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- body sensestouch, pain, proprioception, kinesthesia, tactile sensation
- sensory therapiesaromatherapy, music therapy, sound therapy, light therapy, massage
- sensationstaste, touch, smell, sound, pain
- sensory sensitivitysensory processing, sensory overload, sensory sensitivity, sensory threshold, hypersensitivity
deep pressuregentle touch
light pressure · soft touch · tickle · tickling · brushing
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