Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Memory Foam Mattresses An Essential For A Good Night Sleep

Our bedrooms have been our body’s sanctuary. This might be the best corner of the house to really unwind and let these tired systems of ours get their rest. However, there are studies and concerns being raised up as regards to some health problems resulting from wrong body position during sleep or body pains due to mismatch of beds or mattress forms with that of the body’s needs. Little do we know that there is a great importance on the choice of the material we lay on, the quality and not just the mere look or feel of the substance.

If you frequently feel some backaches, pains on the neck and even disturbed to the extent of waking up several times at night, your body may have not felt comfort from the material you sleep on. Usually, foams with springs or plain foam mattresses do not give the needed support to the body, especially to our backs. That is why an emerging material is becoming popular among health-conscious and active people. This is the now known and wide spreading memory foam.

Memory foams come in great varieties. These are known to be pressure-relieving materials suitable in any bedrooms furniture. There are pillows, mattresses, toppers and even beds of this material. With wide array of choices, body types and their needed specifications will surely be catered.

For the memory foam mattresses, a lot of good things have been in stored. There is a visco-elastic memory foam top, the bloc foam is motion deadening, it also has motion reduction known as the Triton foundation and for some manufacturers, and limited warranty is as lengthy as ten years. The foam base gives support and offers resistance to any weight of the person who will lie on it; this feature absolutely reduces the chances of more occurrences of lower back pains. The only downside of this item is that you need a mattress base, since it’s commonly assumed that one has that item already at home and getting a new foam is just a replacement.

On the other hand, there are also specialized kinds of foams that are being used by health institutions or hospitals. These are made from European Visco Memory Foam and Polyfoam. This belongs to a high standard certified class. It is very sensitive and gentle, that even babies are fine to rest on it. The materials used are hypoallergenic and dust mite resistant, leaving sensitive skinned and asthmatic persons safer. Also, sanitized fabric and cover treatments are included in his product.

Getting to know more about this wonder item, we learn that thickness serves as one of the indicators of quality foam. The texture and the firmness correspond to body pressure points. You will know if it’s a higher density when it‘s harder and makes a strong base. The lower density makes it softer and comfortable. As against to ordinary mattresses, memory foams are more expensive, yet quality will never be an issue on this matter.

Same as with a memory pillow, it can be bought anywhere perhaps, but then helps the head and the neck area prevent frequent moving and help reduce sleepwalking and other body pains. This particular type of head support is designed to help minimize compression of the vertebrae. Mostly, the pillows have the shape of the head and neck softly molded on it so that the control on the movements will be aided, thus keeping the body relaxed.

For memory foam mattress toppers, it generally keeps the mattress and the body intact in such a way that the body is equally maintained with the surface. Since it is firm, there will be no gaps in between; pressure points will be avoided on parts of the body directly in contact with it. Also, the material helps control the upward pressure of the spring that pushes the body.

Taking into consideration the healthy benefits we can get from sleep, it is therefore worth spending on quality materials for our bodies’ lounging nook. It’s just as important as our daily vitamin!


by Tom Campbell

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