Injury or a pulled muscle.
Memory foam back pain worse.
But the trend is also supported by proven results.
Sleep experts say it is better to choose a semi firm mattress rather than a very firm one which is often the case for memory foams.
Memory foam manufacturers claim this helps relieve pain and thereby promotes more restful sleep.
High quality toppers will have a density of four pounds 4lbs or five pounds 5lbs to 5 34lbs.
As the memory foam warms from your body heat it softens and allows the heavier parts of your body to sink into it.
Recent studies suggest that they deliver a great night s sleep and can significantly reduce neck pain sciatica and chronic back pain along with lessening pain symptoms in the joints muscles and bones.
The memory foam mattress has a high percentage of causing a back pain.
If anything their back pain even got worse.
Here s why your memory foam hurts your back.
Memory foam is temperature sensitive softening as it warms from your body heat allowing the heaviest parts of you to sink and mis aligning your spine causing pain.
If you have a bad back your best bet is to get a bed topper that has a density of at least four.
And though consumers often believe that very firm mattresses are best more giving mattresses.
Generally memory foams are an excellent reliever of back pains but it may not work for everyone.
No memory foam mattress aren t causing the back pain while this mattress is very beneficial for back pain relief i also use a memory foam mattress and in a week i get relief from back pain.
Between the cost of what i recommend and what you paid for that tempurpedic you can go on a vacation.
Return that for a refund.
It could be that a new mattress topper made existing back pain worse or that it threw off your alignment compared to the mattress you were using before.
In this case figuring out the root cause of your back pain and treating that may make your sleeping situation better.
A density of five or more would be even better.
Memory foam can be hotter to sleep in than a spring mattress.
July 22 2014 at 3 06 am.
However when instead of reducing the pain the bed starts to magnify it what do you do.
Memory foam is the only upholstery material that is temperature sensitive.
That is because it is your body heat that softens your memory foam mattress to activate the memory effect.
Memory foam mattresses are supposed to be the ideal foam for getting rid of back pains.
This is because when you sleep your spine must be aligned and not dipped.
Despite the heightened publicity of this mattress in getting rid of back pains some people who have tried it still did not feel any comfort.
The result is a spine that is not properly aligned which is the reason your back pain has worsened.
Memory foam is used in mattresses to conform to body shape.