Recommended Mattresses for Fibromyalgia Patients
Getting a good night sleep continues to be a problem with a large number of patients suffering from the painful condition of fibromyalgia. While anxiety, depression and pain all account for this problem, the use of a good mattress is one factor involved in the matter.
The recommended sleeping mattress for fibromyalgia is selected preferentially according to the patient’s overall condition and ease with certain types of bed surfaces.
Ideally, the recommended sleeping mattress is neither too hard nor too soft so as to support the spine, and its associated framework of bones and joints, in the most comfortable position possible.
- Foam Mattress: Therapeutic mattress replacement system provides pressure redistribution and shear/friction reduction
- Therapeutic Design: The horizontal cross-cut foam works to provide pressure redistribution in 5 therapeutic pressure zones; the non-skid bottom provides extra security
- Durable Material: Removable nylon stretch cover is fluid resistant, low shear, and vapor permeable, helping protect the skin from friction and moisture
- Non-Skid Bottom: Helps mattress stays safely in place
- Specifications: 80 inches in length x 35 inches in width x 5.5 inches in height; weight capacity: 350 lbs
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This means that a patient of fibromyalgia can get some degree of comfort for better sleep by using a fairly firm mattress that supports the spine’s straight position while the patient lies on his/her side and also flexible enough to maintain the spine’s natural curve while the patient sleeps on his/her back.
Memory Foam for Fibromyalgia Patients
A commonly recommended sleeping mattress for fibromyalgia is the well-known memory foam that, unlike most other types of mattresses, does not push the patient’s back against his/her weight.
The air in a memory foam moves from cell to cell until a uniform distribution of pressure is reached.
The tender points of a fibromyalgia patient are thus kept from the spring-back force of most mattresses that is the cause of pain and stiffness, and of sleeplessness. Another desirable quality of memory foams is their heat-responsive composition.
This allows them to attain a softness corresponding to the body temperature of the patient, resulting in proper distribution of body weight over the area of the mattress.
Still another quality that makes memory foam the recommended sleeping mattress for fibromyalgia is its body-contouring ability, which significantly prevents heat loss from the body and foam surface and hence gives a warmer sleep that relives part of the pain and ache experienced by patients of fibromyalgia.
Memory foams vary in the firmness and softness of their surfaces and the patient should have a good feel of the item before purchasing one.
Magnetic Mattress for Fibromyalgia
Recently, a magnetic mattress has become a recommended sleeping mattress for fibromyalgia patients. This kind of mattress carries a number of small magnets sewn into its fabric, serving to provide magnet therapy that is one kind of alternative treatments for fibromyalgia.
Using a magnetic mattress has been credited with improved circulation of blood and an anti-inflammatory effect the exact mechanism of which is still not properly understood.
It has been claimed that using a magnetic mattress has proven effective in controlling pain in about 70 per cent of users who suffered from fibromyalgia, allowing them to finally enjoy a comfortable nights sleep.
