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Recommended Sleeping Mattress 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.
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 a 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.
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