How To Reduce Back Pain With A Latex Mattress

How Sleeping On A Latex Mattress or Topper Can Reduce Back Pain:

Back pain is one of the most common health complaints of both young and old people alike. One of the keys to getting out of back pain is to make sure you are sleeping on a supportive and comfortable bed.

The average person spends 7 or 8 hours a day lying in bed. If your mattress is not supportive and comfortable it could not only be adding to your back pain, but a bad mattress can sometimes be the main cause of back pain.

2 Reasons Why A Good Mattress Is Crucial To Getting Out Of Back Pain:

1. If a mattress is not supportive or creates pressure points along the shoulders, spine, and hips it will make your back pain worse. The spine needs to be a comfortable position during sleep to keep you from waking up stiff and sore. The spine doesn't need to be perfectly aligned (that's virtually impossible), but a bed that is lumpy or one that sags in the middle will cause discomfort and morning soreness.

Lumpy mattresses create pressure points along your spine putting your back in an unnatural position. Staying in an uncomfortable position for long periods of time can cause muscle spasms and soreness.

A mattress doesn't have to be old and lumpy to cause this problem. An innerspring mattress that is too stiff or has worn out padding can cause back pain too. Innerspring mattresses cause your body to be held up by individual springs, which create pressure points, instead of being held up by an even supportive surface.

2. A mattress that is supportive but not comfortable can leave you with just as much back pain as one that is neither supportive nor comfortable. The thing is we need sleep to repair injuries and the normal wear and tear on our bodies. This is why we sleep in the first place. An uncomfortable mattress that keeps you awake or causes you to wake up often will stop your body from fully repairing itself.

This can not only cause back pain but it can also cause you to be drowsy or irritable during the day, and even make you more likely to catch a cold or develop an infection (because lack of sleep depresses your immune system)

A comfortable mattress on the other hand will help you sleep through the night, and will allow you body to do all the vital repair work that it needs while you sleep. This will help back injuries (or any other injury for that matter) to heal quickly.

Why Latex Mattresses Are The Best Choice For Reducing Back Pain:

To understand why latex mattresses are the best at reducing back pain you first need to know how other common mattress types can cause back pain.

Innerspring Mattresses

We all know that innerspring mattresses have a tendency to create pressure points as they age (even high end models). They also tend to sag in the middle after a few years of use. The metal springs that provide the basis of support in these mattresses fatigue and wear out pretty quickly. Because of this innerspring mattresses are not the way to go (unless you want to buy a new one every three years).

 Memory Foam Mattresses

Many people will tell you that memory foam mattresses are the best choice if you suffer from back pain. Well…memory foam mattresses do relieve pressure points and support your spine pretty well, but many people find then to be uncomfortable to sleep in.

The biggest complaints are that memory foam mattresses sleep hot (causing night sweats and restless summer nights) and they are hard to roll over in (causing you to wake up more frequently). If you remember from earlier the most supportive sleeping surface will do nothing for your back pain if you can't sleep soundly through the night. You body just won't have time to repair itself.

Latex Mattresses:

Latex Mattresses are the real winner when it comes to both support and comfort. Latex has pressure point eliminating properties that are very similar to Memory Foam (they actually work in a slightly different way).  But the key is that they eliminate the two most common complaints about memory foam mattresses. They breathe really well allowing excess heat to escape (so you don't over heat), and because they are springy they allow you to roll over easily (you don't have to dig your way out of a hole to roll over like in memory foam).

There are many other health related benefits of latex mattresses and topper. Feel free to read up on their benefits especially the benefits to those who suffer from allergies, those who are concerned about toxic fire retardants, and people worried about chemical off gassing (also known as out gassing).