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The Best Mattress for a Bad Back
Apr26
The type of mattress that you have on your bed determines the level of comfort and amount of sleep that you get. Today, there are very many mattresses to choose from depending on your safety needs, comfort and even budget. Although personal preferences play a key role in determining what to buy, people with bad backs need to have their backs as their main drivers for the mattresses to purchase. This piece will try and shed some light on the best mattress for a bad back.
Although many people have always believed that a firm mattress is best suited for a bad back, this is not actually the case. People with back problems are better off with medium-firm mattress because they can offer the support that they need without being too hard. According to studies from different researchers, people who sleep on medium-firm mattresses have reduced back pain when they sleep and even when they wake up. Therefore, a medium firm mattress provides the perfect balance between back support and comfort.
Secondly, memory foam mattresses offer the best support for people with bad backs than any other variety. Traditional spring mattress cause unevenness when sleeping and can force you into very uncomfortable positions that will worsen the back problem. On the contrary, the memory foam mattress makes it possible for the back to decompress and thus prevent back strain and pain. Furthermore, it prevents arching and provides enough support for the natural body curves and spine alignment while allowing your shoulders and hips to sink. Remember, you should have your old cheap mattress replaced as soon as it starts sagging in the middle to not only keep away back pains but also give you the peaceful sleep that you require after a long day.
Did you know many companies offer next day mattresses with UK delivery? This really means buying a mattress or bed online is a no-brainer as opposed to traipsing around local stores.
This entry was posted on April 26, 2014, in Staying healthy.
Inversion Table Benefits
Apr24
When you go to a website like topinversiontablereviews and first see an inversion table you may think it looks like a strange contraption, as it looks somewhat like a small massage  table on a pivot. The user has to rely on the table with his feet firmly strapped to the bottom.
Once strapped in, you engage the mechanism which will slowly turn the table upside down. This causes gravity to stretch your body in such a way that would not normally be possible. The advantages of this is your joints are decompressed – mainly the knees, hips and back vertebrae, which tend to get compressed because we are continually upright for most of the day.
Inversion tables are usually bought by people who are experiencing back pain, which may be due to misalignment of the spine, bad posture or weak muscles. These are often caused by gravity, and using an in