Improper mattress selection can cause low back pain, and may even aggravate the pain of lumbar hernia patients. Therefore, mattress selection is very important for patients with hernia.
Choosing the right mattress due to the diversity of mattresses on the market can be difficult for patients with hernias. You can learn what you need to pay attention to when choosing a mattress for a herniated waist.
Hard bed for hernia patients is it suitable?
When choosing a mattress for a herniated waist, the mattress should be careful not to be rigid. In the treatment of hernia, it was observed that the patient’s body applied more pressure on the parts that touched the mattress in hard deposits. As the patient changes position in the mattress to reduce pressure, these movements will increase the lower back pain.
Soft mattresses will not apply excessive pressure because it adapts to the shape of the body. Therefore, because the patient does not change the position of the mattress frequently, the pains will sleep a quality sleep is not increased.
Visco-elastic mattresses for hernia patients are they suitable?
Space technology is used in visco-elastic mattresses. Space technology is the technology used by NASA to minimize the pressure that astronauts are exposed to in space travel. Visco-elastic mattresses are the bed type that emerged as a result of the use of space technology in the mattress industry.
Visco-elastic mattresses reduce pressure to prevent unwanted rotational movements in the mattresses. Visco-elastic bed are also shaped according to the individual’s body. Because the patient does not change the position of the mattress frequently, the patient’s pain will not increase, sleep a quality.
According to research, the water bed and visco-elastic mattresses are the most accurate mattress selection for the hernia of the waist.
According to the study of 313 hernia patient, the patients lying in the water bed and Visko-elastic bed were more comfortable than the patients lying in the hard mattresses, and the pain of the patients was seen decreased.
Based on all this information, we can say that hard beds increase the pain of patients, so that patients with hernias should prefer water bed or visco-elastic beds for this reason.
