Memory foam is a material that was designed back in the 60’s for NASA. Memory foam now has found many market places especially popular in the home care and pressure care markets, where pressure can cause back and neck problems memory foam now provides protection in the form of memory foam pillows, and items like a mattress pad,..

A poor memory foam mattress or inappropriate pillow can cause you pain, or encourage bad posture, the mattress must be soft enough to protect parts of the body from pressure but firm enough also to stop you from bottoming out. On average we spend around 1/3 of out life in bed and it is very important to ensure we have appropriate a mattress support.

Often uncomfortable nights sleep can be directly related to unrest full or disturbed sleep this is a sign that the body was attempting to change from a painful sleeping position, leaving you feeling tired and exhausted in the morning.

Reducing pressure on the spine is important, a good visco elastic or memory foam mattress or pillow certainly helps by conforming and supporting areas that are usually under high load, these areas often are behind a bony part of the body i.e. hips/trochanter or ishials or coccyx shoulders etc…. these areas are seen to be most at risk of pressure and if these sections are not supported then the spin will be out of neutral position and under tension.

Lowe back pain , herniated disc (slipped disc), degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and facet joint problems are all or can be contributed by poor posture or poor pillow / mattress provision. Memory foam products allow the neck spine to be controlled and supported by using some of the latest memory foams developed in the uk market. The products can assist and help conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, osteo arthritis and fibromyalgia. Back support products like a neck support pillow are a good way to ensure a good posture.

To have a good sleep means your body must be supported by a maximum surface area thereby reducing any pin point or high pressure points this can be achieved by using the right levels and depths of visco elastic memory foam. Careful selection of foams ensures a comfortable mattress which will deform but yet be supportive.

The layers of specific foams in a mattress can add softness or protection; a good supportive base layer of durable protective PU pol urethane foam will stop the user from bottoming out and also assist in dispersing pressure. The top layers of foam are usually memory foams these are now available in many different grades from 40Kg to over 100Kg the softer foams are usually used on the top surface which denser foams used to support higher loads. The foam can be cut in many fashioned or egg boxed to reduce the density and also increase ventilation modular foams a kriss cross cnc machine cut offer independent support and air channels to reduce the heat retention properties of the foam.

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