How Puffy Mattresses Decrease Pain, Numbness and Swelling for People with Herniated Disks

Everyone experiences back pain every so often, but for some it can be an ongoing problem. Back pain can get in the way of movement, affecting our ability to perform everyday tasks. It can even keep us from getting a good night’s sleep.

One of the more serious types of back pain is a herniated disc. Herniated discs occur when the soft center of the spine pushes through the spine’s exterior causing a rupture. It can happen anywhere along the spine, but it is often located in the lower back.

A herniated causes pain, numbness, weakness and swelling that can radiate to the arms and a legs. It is more likely to occur in smokers and those who are overweight, but people who engage in rigorous physical activity on a regular basis, such as construction workers and athletes, are also at risk. The pain can be worsened by poor posture or the wrong kind of pressure.

Fortunately, there are ways to treat a herniated disc and one way to help is by finding the right mattress. This article will let you know what to look for in a mattress that is best suited to those dealing with herniated discs and other types of chronic pain.

How Can a Mattress Help?

A good night’s sleep can do wonders in reducing chronic pain and other health issues, but only if you’re sleeping on the right mattress.

When you are dealing with a herniated disc, your pain may change day to day. And while a firm mattress may not seem as comfortable, you need something that offers support. Therefore, a flexible mattress may be your best option.

Taking that into consideration, it’s still a good idea to talk to your doctor to determine the mattress that’s right for you.

What to Look for in a Mattress

Now that we better understand how a mattress can help reduce chronic pain, let’s focus on what to look for in a mattress that is best for treating a herniated disc.

Ergonomic Zones

Ergonomic designs incorporate physiological features to provide the ultimate in comfort and efficiency. A mattress with an ergonomic design will have coils located throughout the mattress to provide support where it’s needed. It will support your spine to keep it aligned while providing pain relief.

Here are some other benefits you can expect from a mattress with ergonomic zones:

Improved Posture: In providing support to the spine, an ergonomic mattress promotes better posture. It forces the spine into more of an upright position. Once the spine becomes used to this posture, it is better equipped to maintain it throughout the day.

Bad posture increases the pain of a herniated disc and exacerbates the condition. The good posture an ergonomic mattress promotes helps break the cycle.

Increased Blood Circulation: An ergonomic mattress distributes weight evenly which helps promote blood flow. Good blood circulation relieves pressure points that can increase herniated disc pain.

Memory Foam

Memory foam mattresses use body heat to shape to the contours of your body. In doing so, they provide optimal comfort and support for your dimensions and most common sleeping positions.

Mattresses with memory foam features offer the following benefits:

Support and Comfort: Memory foam’s ability to contour to the shape of your body allows it to provide optimal spine support. It brings an element of personalization that makes it feel as if the mattress was made for you.

Relieves Pain: Memory form mattresses evenly distribute body weight. In doing so, they reduce pressure on the parts of your body that need relief most. This helps minimize aches and pains while promoting healthy blood circulation.

Reduces Tossing and Turning: Many people toss and turn at night trying to find a comfortable position. In doing so, they activate pain points that can keep them awake at night. A memory foam mattress is contoured to get you in a comfortable sleeping position reducing painful transfers of movement.

Dust Mite Resistant: As an added benefit, memory foam mattresses are also dust mite resistant. They are made of a visco-elastic structure that these pests can’t penetrate. This reduces allergy symptoms and helps you get a better night sleep.

Cooling Features

Research shows that environmental heat can cause our body temperature to rise. This can lead to reduced slow wave sleep and REM sleep.

A cooling mattress will reverse the effects of environmental rises in temperature to keep us cool, making for a restful sleep.

When we sleep peacefully, we are less likely to toss and turn. This minimizes the risk of disturbing a pain point that can keep us awake indefinitely.

A study conducted by the National Institute of Health (NIH) showed that sleeping cool can boost metabolic rate helping you lose weight. Weight loss takes pressure off herniated discs providing pain relief throughout the body.

How Puffy Mattresses Provide Relief

Puffy mattresses are ideal for people with herniated discs. They are not too firm or too soft. Although most people say that they feel like they are sleeping on a cloud when using a Puffy Mattress, it provides support through the memory foam and coils that are integrated in the design of many models.

In addition to providing reflexive pressure relief and cloud air technology, Puffy mattresses also feature advanced airflow to keep you cool while you sleep. They are stain-resistant, washable and breathable. They suit all sleepers and can be placed on any surface.

If you are suffering with the pain of a herniated disc, it’s time to do something about it. Try a Puffy Mattress for a 101-night sleep trial and see how it works to change your life for the better. Puffy is so sure you’ll be happy with the results; they back their word with a free of charge money back guarantee.

Take the first step toward getting high quality, pain free sleep and buy a puffy mattress today.