Memory Foam Mattress And Pain relief

Do you have a problem with chronic joint pain or lower back pain or pain in the neck etc? If you do then you most likely experience a lot of discomfort when lying or sitting in what should be the most luxurious furniture that you have in your home.

A possible solution for some people with chronic pain from Pagets disease or arthritis or other debilitating conditions is to use furniture made from memory foam. Memory foam mattresses are known to help you sleep by making the bed more comfortable and it is being used more and more in luxury hotels and even cinemas to make the experience more enjoyable.

So how does memory foam work and how can it help relieve pain?

Memory foam becomes softer as the temperature rises and because it's an insulating material it is possible to increase the temperature of the foam in localised areas. When you lie on a sheet of memory foam some parts of your body will press into the foam more than others. On a conventional mattress this would cause pressure spots where your body presses into the material, which can then cause pain or pressure sores. When you lie on a memory foam mattress the foam will be heated by your body in places where it presses into the foam the most. This causes the foam to soften in those areas and allows your body to sink into it at that point. After a while the memory foam will mould itself to your body giving you all over support for every part of your body.

When all of your body is fully supported by the soft warm foam the pressure on every part of your body in contact with it is equal. Because there are no longer any single points of contact to cause pressure hot spots, all of your body will feel more comfortable. It's this removal of pressure points by distributing the pressure over all of your body that gives you relief from pain.

Why do we have memory foam?

In the early days of space exploration NASA needed to develop methods to keep astronauts more comfortable at times where the space craft undergoes high acceleration and deceleration at take off and landing so that they would be less likely to lose control during these times. Memory foam was developed for NASA to help in these situations by reducing pressure hot spots in the astronaut's seating. I don't know how the foam was going to get warmed by the astronaut's body through their space suite though.

Memory foam also gives off small amounts of toxic gasses when it's new which has been the popular reason given for why NASA never actually used it in their space craft. In space there is nowhere for the gas to go.

Consider the alternatives

All cases are different and while memory foam products are still expensive it pays to experiment with the cheapest solutions first. If you have trouble sleeping then try out a memory foam pillow or a memory foam mattress topper. They are both likely to be a lot cheaper than a memory foam mattress.

If you have trouble with the comfy chairs in your living room then try a memory foam cushion or two. Having experienced how uncomfortable a soft chair can be when I had some lower back pain problems I know that any improvements would be worthwhile.

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