Just moved into a flat that has a bed with springs and a mattress on top that is both soft and sags in the middle. Could this be the cause of my lower back pain. If this is the case, which type should I get to prevent back ache and hopefully help cure the pain?
2007-03-21 05:30:43 · 14 answers · asked by gypsy girl 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Definitely! A mattress should support your spine by allowing it to remain in a straight line as you sleep. The mattress, therefore, needs to mould to your individual body shape and weight, allowing for a straight spine. Tempur mattresses do this best as they distribute your weight evenly. Same material used by astronauts. Very expensive but worth every penny and I speak from experience! If budget doesn't allow, get a firm, pocket sprung mattress. Each spring is individually covered so they mould more closely to your weight and are the next best thing.
2007-03-21 12:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by Blossom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soft and sagging would very well be the recipe to low back pain.If you are asleep on such a mattress, you would prone to have early morning stiffness too. Its your discs which are the cause of it. Till the time you change your mattress put a plank under it as advised by so many. You could also lie on your abdomen and do a few press ups before getting off this bed in the morning. This should make you more comfortable with your back.
2007-03-21 16:06:27 · answer #2 · answered by asha m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the bedstead has the old fashioned spiral springs..the bedstead needs to be changed to the tough gridwork springs and will not sag in the middle. A interior sprung mattress but not too thick and that should ease your lower back pain. It will not cure your back pain...you will need someone to rub some ointment on it.
2007-03-21 13:06:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definitely.
Your mattress should be level and supported evenly. Only by placing a board (chip-board) under it, will you solve this problem.
Place the board under the mattress on top of the springs. If your mattress is very thin, look for a sponge mattress, they are designed with various layers, ranging from soft to firm. If the one side is to soft, turn it over.
Sleep tight.
2007-03-21 12:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by Peter V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
Yes, this is definitely the cause! (if you don't usually get back pain, that is). A firm or medium-firm mattress will do the trick. Have a look in Argos as a starting point!
If you can afford it, Tempur mattresses which were designed using the material that astronaughts sleep on in space are brilliant. I don't have one myself, but I did get a brick-sized free sample which I now use as a stress toy! lol! Worth going to the showroom just to get yourself one of those ;-)
xx Emmie
2007-03-21 12:35:46 · answer #5 · answered by Sparklepop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's a money saver that really works. Don't buy a new mattress, just stick a piece of plywood between the boxsprings and the mattress. Works like a charm.
Hope you feel better
God Bless
2007-03-21 14:33:56 · answer #6 · answered by nic h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a shop which has a range of mattresses and try them out. Ask advice from a salesperson who knows what he is talking about so that you purchase a mattress which offers you the required support for your back.
2007-03-21 12:34:38 · answer #7 · answered by Beanbag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and sleeping on your stomach is not good for your lower back either. Get a new firm mattress.
2007-03-21 12:35:13 · answer #8 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it could. I had the same problem when I lived in a student house with an old bed and saggy matress. I got an orthapedic matress which sorted me out.
2007-03-21 12:40:03 · answer #9 · answered by feebee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes soft matresses def hinder back probs or can cause back pain. Its best to get a firmer matress as it gives your back more support.
2007-03-21 12:33:58 · answer #10 · answered by vickyvixen84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋