What is a good bed to relieve back pain?
I've been sick for the last few days so I've stayed in bed. I've found that lying in bed actually makes my back feel worse, and last night I felt like a shock went up to this area on my back. Every couple hours I kept waking up with back pain.
The area that hurts is slightly below the middle of my back, to the right. My bed has a lot of indentations in it, and no matter what position I tried my back still hurt.
While I was lying there in pain I turned on the tv and saw a commercial for the sleep number bed, which they claim has good back support and will help people with back pain. I also remember seeing commercials for temperpedic that claim the same thing.
The rest of my family uses Sterns and Fosters and like those beds. Are there any studies on which beds are good for people with back pain?
Public Comments
1. The temperpedic mattress is not the best for a bad back. I think the one you saw called the sleep number is an air mattress. If It is they are excellent for back pain. That would be the one I would recommend you try. A Sealy posture pedic mattress is also good.As to studies on beds it seems that everybody has a different opinion. I don't know if that will really help you.
2. I have a sleep number bed and it works perfectly. When I get up in the mornings I do not Have any back pain, like I used to, Before they came out with the sleep number bed.
3. I don't think there is one answer for everyone...people with different types of back problems need different types of beds (for instance, those with degenerative lumbar stenosis generally require a softer surface, with those with a disc herniation require a firmer surface). I suppose this is where the sleep number bed has an advantage.
I will tell you of one thing that you may wish to consider. I know they offer the 30 day in home trial...however, if you decide to return in, you do not get a refund...only a store credit...and what else do they have besides sleep number beds! Just be careful!
I slept on a tempurpedic once...it was the worst night of sleep of my life.
4. Just buy a firm mattress for your bed.
5. I have had back problems for a number of years,and I have tried several different mattresses.And the one I love is a Stearns and Foster.In fact I had just purchased mine about 6 months ago and I have not complained the first time.Oh by the way I do not work for this company,I am a housewife.
