Salieri Posted 5 February 2011 Posted 5 February 2011 Okay so I've been suffering with a bad back for a while now so am looking to buy a good quality mattress, hopefully for not too much money. (£200ish). I've been looking on the internet and there are just so many types to choose from I don't know which to go for. Has anyone got one of these 'memory foam' mattresses, if so, are they any good? Would appreciate any advice, particularly from anyone has experienced back pain (mine is lower back pain). Thanks.
BoneDog Posted 5 February 2011 Posted 5 February 2011 Me and Gertrude got a new bed in December and she has back trouble, what with her arthritis and all. Bed (king-size) cost £1000 total with a 'posture perfect' mattress which was £600 and she is worse every morning now than she was with our crappy old bed. I feel terrible because I really thought this would help her and our old mattress really was bad. She says the mattress is too hard so I'm not sure if you need a softer one or if it's different for each person. We got ours without testing it first so maybe going to a showroom and testing one out would be the best bet. Although I'm not sure if just testing a mattress for a minute or two will tell you if it will help your back without having a good few sleeps on it. Not much help there overall!
Zingari Posted 5 February 2011 Posted 5 February 2011 don't buy that tempur foam stuff , it's shite edit i'd written "tempura" and that's some sort of japanese food and would certainly not make for a good mattress
Webbo Posted 5 February 2011 Posted 5 February 2011 We bought a cheap memory foam (top 2 inches memory foam the rest ordinary foam) off t'internet a few years ago. I definitely think it's an improvement on an ordinary mattress. A memory foam pillow helps too.
SeCrEt FoX Posted 5 February 2011 Posted 5 February 2011 Ive got a bad back from my bed . All you can feel is the springs. But dont wanna get rid as theres too many good memorys Now ive got 2 thick quilts under the sheet.....Ahhhh bliss and as for memory foam , ive got a pillow and its horrid!! Me and the missus must buy new bed though!
Salieri Posted 5 February 2011 Author Posted 5 February 2011 Cheers for the advice guys. After much deliberation I have decided to go with Zingari's recommendation. This battered seafood based mattress is comfy alright, but it's making me feel bloody hungry.
Teece Posted 5 February 2011 Posted 5 February 2011 Recently bought one of these (mattress only) and its really comfy, and my back hurts a lot less since we did. We got a really good deal of about £250. (Probably not much use telling you where from as I'm so far away up North, but still..) Wasn't sure whether to go for individually pocket sprung one or memory foam, but this has both so didn't have to decide in the end Dunno about the aloe vera though, probably more of a gimmick... http://www.archerssleepcentre.co.uk/Highgrove-Aloe-Vera-Memory-4ft-Small-Double-Bed-2-Drawer-Divan-p1806.html
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 6 February 2011 Posted 6 February 2011 Go in to a shop with ya missus and try before you buy!
skinnydipper Posted 6 February 2011 Posted 6 February 2011 We had a memory foam mattress and the problem is that it remembered that I weigh considerably more than my wife which resulted in a big slope from her side to mine. Unfortunately for her it it meant that she kept rolling towards me down the slope. Also found the memory foam to be hotter to lie on than our previous mattress which I didn't like The manufacturers agreed to replace the mattress. We used the credit of its present cost to get a new non memory foam mattress and now Mrs SD manages to stay on her own side of the bed.
Socks Posted 8 February 2011 Posted 8 February 2011 ive also got a bad back, had it 4 weeks now and not going away not sure if its my bed or not, but it just happened suddenly and ive got quite an expensive mattress from Ikea and its comfy as shite always had a medium-hard mattress as well with no probs Ikea do some good mattresses for about 300 notes, last ages too memory foam is for numptys who wanna think they are sleeping on the ISS
z-layrex Posted 8 February 2011 Posted 8 February 2011 Go in to a shop with ya missus and try before you buy! I think that's illegal.
Salieri Posted 8 February 2011 Author Posted 8 February 2011 Thanks for the advice everyone. I've purchased a mattress (i'm sure you're all thrilled to know). It's a Royal Dorchester multi pocketed, multi layered, multi God knows what else but it's bloody comfy so hopefully i'll get a good night's sleep tonight. Really hoping this helps as i've already spent a small fortune seeing a chiropractor who, to be fair has improved my back problem no end. He recommends i try yoga or pilates to strengthen my lower back muscles. Not really keen on spending more money joining a class but i guess if it helps i should give it a go. Has anyone else tried yoga or pilates for this reason, if so, did it help much?
z-layrex Posted 8 February 2011 Posted 8 February 2011 Thanks for the advice everyone. I've purchased a mattress (i'm sure you're all thrilled to know). It's a Royal Dorchester multi pocketed, multi layered, multi God knows what else but it's bloody comfy so hopefully i'll get a good night's sleep tonight. Really hoping this helps as i've already spent a small fortune seeing a chiropractor who, to be fair has improved my back problem no end. He recommends i try yoga or pilates to strengthen my lower back muscles. Not really keen on spending more money joining a class but i guess if it helps i should give it a go. Has anyone else tried yoga or pilates for this reason, if so, did it help much? What do you do for work? A lot of people have lower back pain due to leaning over surfaces that are too low while they write something. Just doing that a couple times a day can cause horrid lower back pain, especially if you're a tall person. At work we have these horrid gratnell things that I kept leaning over to write on, got to the point where I was in agony. Having to make sure I always sit down to write and keep my back straight, my back feels much better these days. I tried a meditation and yoga class, just made my back hurt more.
Salieri Posted 8 February 2011 Author Posted 8 February 2011 What do you do for work? A lot of people have lower back pain due to leaning over surfaces that are too low while they write something. Just doing that a couple times a day can cause horrid lower back pain, especially if you're a tall person. I'm in the building trade, so not an ideal vocation given my current ailment.
z-layrex Posted 8 February 2011 Posted 8 February 2011 I'm in the building trade, so not an ideal vocation given my current ailment. It'll be that then tbh. If you're susceptible to lower back pain anyway any sort if intense manual job like building is going to give you lower back pain. Best you can do is always try to keep your back straight and lift with your knees. If you're working on the floor never lean over try to sit down or lye with a straight back. Get your partner to give you back rubs too in the evening, helps me a lot.
Salieri Posted 8 February 2011 Author Posted 8 February 2011 It'll be that then tbh. If you're susceptible to lower back pain anyway any sort if intense manual job like building is going to give you lower back pain. Best you can do is always try to keep your back straight and lift with your knees. If you're working on the floor never lean over try to sit down or lye with a straight back. Get your partner to give you back rubs too in the evening, helps me a lot. Thanks for the advice.
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