The hot trends in the mattress industry continue to be the foam latex and advanced air mattress construction.
Bed too firm neck pain.
Avoiding back neck pain in bed.
A bed that is too firm does not conform to your body s movements and doesn t offer enough elasticity.
If your mattress is two sided turn it regularly as this will increase the life of the mattress and ensure you have the best support from it.
Recent studies suggest that they deliver a great night s sleep and can significantly reduce neck pain sciatica and chronic back pain along with lessening pain symptoms in the joints muscles and bones.
If your mattress is too firm excess pressure on areas like your shoulders hips knees side and back can lead to aches and pains.
Furthermore if the mattress is very soft the body tends to sink thus causing extreme pressure on the spine and neck region.
All mattresses will soften over time but if you think there s excess pressure on your shoulder move on to the next bed.
Mostly the pain emerges from the mattress being too firm thereby preventing the body from proper alignment.
Stomach sleepers are a whole other animal.
But the trend is also supported by proven results.
I too have head neck and shoulder pain and have found that a memory foam pillow with a wave on top helps.
Memory foam and latex excel and pain relief and prove durable though wool cotton feather and poly foam toppers are also popular as well.
On such a surface only shoulders and pelvis areas are supported while the spine bends downwards causing a very unnatural s shaped curve as seen on illustration b.
Firmness is up to you but if you get too firm of a mattress you can make your existing shoulder pain worse and it can also cause even more neck or back pain.
I have a firm mattress with a cushiony top.
On a firmness scale we would classify this as medium firm.
The mattress will still be soft but it may feel more supported.
There are all kinds of mattress toppers available that can add additional contouring or pressure relief to the surface of a too firm mattress.
A sagging or lumpy mattress could be a factor in neck pain.
Back sleepers need a firm bed but not too firm.
This is by far the simplest way to correct a too firm mattress.
Pillow material mattress toppers can help soften a too firm mattress while thick pads or firm mattress toppers can add some more support.
The top isn t as soft as a pillow top but soft enough to make the firmness more comfortable.
The neck pain or upper body pain arises from improper neck support.
