How Memory Foam Products Can Lower The Risk Of Back Pain
Posted on August 12, 2008
Filed Under Back Pain Relief |
Memory foam mattresses and Memory foam toppers are designed to mould to the contour of the body and can be therapeutic in reducing back and neck pain.
Back pain can be caused by poor posture or old a mattress which is too hard or too soft. A good posture is very important as on average, people spend approximately seven hours a night in bed, although if we are uncomfortable we may not be sleep well and may wake in the morning feeling tired !
It is important that your memory foam mattress or memory foam overlay provides support and stability to the spine, to prevent excessive tension or pressure on spine, joints and discs, and underlying soft tissues such as ligaments, tendons and muscles.
Ensuring good muscular-skeletal health is of prime importance as those who suffer back, neck, hip and shoulder pain will confirm and if you have suffered back ache, sciatica or muscle spasm you will know the importance of a good nights sleep.
Therapeutic treatments/interventions from health professionals such as physiotherapists, chiropractors can be hindered by poor sleep- postures needed to promote a restorative response.
A high number of people will suffer back problems in their life time such as; low back pain, Sciatica, herniated disc (slipped disc), degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and facet joint problems, it is therefore very important to provide good back support to relieve painful pressure on the joints and support the spine when sleeping. Our mattresses and toppers can also providing relief for such painful conditions as rheumatoid arthritis, osteo arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Memory foam mattresses and Memory foam toppers support the spine in a neutral position, which promotes stability and reduces stress, tension and painful medical/muscular skeletal conditions helping to achieve a good nights rest and reduce postural stiffness in the morning.
Memory foam mattresses are usually made up from a combination of foams, a good supportive base foam stops the user from bottoming out while the top layers are usually memory foam. There are now various densities and qualities of memory foam which are used lower densities usually on the top surface as these densities are lighter and usually softer.
Visco elastic foam is heat and pressure sensitive, this means it uses the body heat to allow the material to soften when pressure is applied the material deforms to the load.
This is applied in many sectors pressure protection in hospitals, special orthopeadic pillows etc. Visco elastic foam can be used to construct many therapeutic items like a mattress pad, neck support pillow, and memory foam pillows.
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