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After hard day’s work, there’s nothing like falling into the comfort of one’s bed for s good night’s sleep. Of course, that assumes that your bed is comfortable. If it’s an old style spring mattress then it might not be such a welcome prospect. If your mattress is made of memory foam, then you don’t have to worry about all those aches and pains from your day’s labors being aggravated while you try to sleep. Memory foam mattresses eliminate pressure points on the main weight bearing parts of the body while you sleep so your muscles and joints can truly relax and rest.
If you sleep on your side, most of your weight will fall on just a few places: your shoulder, your hip, your knees, and your ankles. Lying on your side gives your spine the best support, if your mattress is firm and doesn’t sag in the middle, but these pressure points can leave you with sore, aching joints the next morning, or even keep you awake at night trying in vain to find a comfortable position.
Sleeping flat on one’s back on one of these older mattresses helps eliminate the problem with shoulders and knees, but it is one of the worst positions for your back, especially if the mattress is not very firm. In this position, you’d need to prop up your legs with pillows to keep the spine properly aligned almost as if you were in traction in a hospital bed. If you should move while you’re asleep, then it all bets are off, and you stand a good chance of waking up with a sore or stiff back.
Memory foam works two ways to make sure that you wake up each morning refreshed and feeling ready to take on the day. First, the surface layer of memory foam interacts with your body heat causing it to soften and mold itself around the contours of the body. Instead of providing support only at key pressure points, memory foam’s cradling action spreads out your weight over the whole surface of your body. This reduces uncomfortable pressure on tired shoulders and aching knees.
Secondly, underneath this surface layer, the foam that is not in direct contact with the body remains firm and provides strong support to keep your body aligned properly. You shouldn’t wake up in the morning with more back pain than you had when you went to bed the previous night. If you do, it’s probably time for a new memory foam mattress.
Memory foam mattresses are very affordable these days, and are often available through the internet at discount prices. Look for a company that also offers free shipping to any place across the country; they’re out there.
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