| My husband and I are in our late 50's. He is 5'9", 165lb and I am 5'4", 144lb. He is a side and stomach sleeper who can sleep on any mattress. I am mostly a side-sleeper, and I have what's known as ilio-tibial band syndrome in my left leg (pain in outer thigh), plus maybe a bit of arthritis in my right shoulder. So, left leg and right shoulder pain, and I toss from side to side all night long. I think I need a mattress which will not affect the tender areas, but one with good support. Anybody have any ideas, thoughts or theories about what might be the best mattress? I have looked and tried out mattresses high and low. |
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RustyShackleford wrote: .....As a side sleeper with lower-back pain, I'm VERY interested. Rusty, you might want to check out the posture & alignment work of Esther Gokhale: I have her book, and it's excellent. (And not just for people with back pain.) |
| Using a knee pillow is definitely a good thing, as I have been using one for over 10 years. I have not considered an adjustable base, but you may have something there. When I was in the hospital a year ago, I slept the best I have in years. |
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@Catrherine: I went to the website and thoroughly enjoyed the info... I will have to check out more details, but a definite thumbs up! @dandlbee: I haveslept on an adjustable base for just over two years and the last 6 months I have used a Tempurpedic Cloud Luxe (before that it was a World Class Simmons plush mattress) I have slept better those last 2 years (I am 42) than ever before and even more so the last 6 months... I actually wake up about 5-7 minutes before my alarm clock almost daily! I actually am only supporting Tempur as the right one for me after being around them for almost 5 years... but I sleep on my back about 80% of the time now, but when I sleep on my side, I lower the head and feet just a little (but not much!) and still sleep like a happy baby! |
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Maybe the Tempur -Pedic is a good one. They are associated with the visco foam bed mattresses. These mattress are composed of 100% visco-elastic memory foam. This foam has a distinctive ability of responding not merely to the form of the body relaxing on it, even though the temperature also. This particular blend provides a heavenly night of sleep. This organization provides the Tempur-Pedic mattresses, beds, pillows, and mattress pad toppers to a lot more than 60 countries around the globe. These items are purchased in store locations and also online. Maybe an adjustable bed could help you with backpain's problem. |
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GuyMakesSense wrote: I am sorry to hear about the various pains you are suffering and would make the following suggestions, although I am not a doctor  : 1. Obviously finding a bed that will keep your spine in alignment while you sleep is very important (imagine drawing a line from the base of your skull through your knees while laying on your side... is it it straight? Or does it bend in various locations?) This alignment is maintained primarily in the support layer of your bed (coils, air, foam: like latex or visco-elastic, etc.) If your back muscles do not sense the proper support they will continue to work throughout the night adding to the number of pains you feel in the morning. 2. The second part is finding the mattress that feels the best on your shoulders and hips while you are on your side. (What? Sounds like what you just said, right?) The comfort layer of a mattress is actually the top layers of foams, fibers and padding. If the top of the mattress does not "cradle" your hips and shoulders while on your side, it cn definitely aggravate your existing pains 3. Probably the most often forgotten (or unknown) element of great pressure-relieving sleep is complete body alignment. May side-sleepers actually require a pillow between their knees to reduce or eliminate a multitude of pains, stress points and uncomfortable positions... my suggestion here is referred to as a motion-base, active-base, adjustable base, etc. These bases are not just an "expensive" add-on, but are a requirement in hospitals. Do you know why? Let's take a look: While on your back...
While on your side...
So... a lot of information to get back to your question: If you can create a true cradling of your hips and shoulders, while creating a more oxygen rich blood stream all while allowing more blood flow WITHOUT anymore effort on your part then you can create a higher amount of internal natural healing, less stress points in your joints and reduced pressure points on the corners of your body....RESULT? Better, Deeper, Longer Night's Sleep with less pain and improved healing, naturally and without surgery or medication (unless your doctor says otherwise!) Sleep well "dandlbee" Thank you for this very informative post! |