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Memory Foam Mattress And Pain Relief
By Steve Gee
Are you one of the people who consider their firm mattress and soft living room furniture to be more like instruments of torture than comfortable relaxation devices? If you suffer from a condition that causes you chronic pain in your back or in your neck, joints or lower back then you could have a problem with your furniture because it doesn't provide you with the support you need in the right places.
More and more people that suffer from chronic pain caused by arthritis, Pagets disease or other conditions are finding that their symptoms can be relieved to some extent by using furniture made from memory foam. It's now an established fact that memory foam mattresses can help many people to get a good night sleep by making their bed so much more comfortable and this can help to minimise the additional pain you might experience when you lie down.
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 the foam has moulded itself around your whole body there will be no localised pressure hot spots to cause problems because the pressure is now distributed over your whole body. This equalising of support across your body is what makes the experience more comfortable and much less
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likely to cause additional pain or soreness.
Why was memory foam invented?
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.
NASA didn't actually use the memory foam in it's space craft in the end because it "off-gasses" meaning that it gives off a small amount of toxic gas which can cause problems in a confined and air tight space like you find on a space craft.
Experiment to find the best solution for you
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.
I recently experienced some lower back pain problems, which meant that my nice comfy lounge chairs turned into a nightmare because I couldn't get comfortable on them. A few memory foam cushions might help you out if you have similar problems. Article Source: http://www.articleblender.com Steve is a software engineer and webmaster of www.thememoryfoammattress.com How using a Memory Foam Mattress alternative can relieve chronic pain
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