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Do you ever wonder what people are smiling about after waking up from a waterbed? One thing is for certain, these people are not sleep deprived. Unlike a traditional bed, a waterbed is proven to help you sleep, reduce back pain and provide the ultimate level of comfort you have been dreaming of. A good night’s sleep is generally the best medicine anyone can get for free, so why waste time on prescriptions and doctor visits? Here is why waterbeds are good for your overall health.
Relieve Backaches
A waterbed is mattress that evenly distributes the pressure of your body weight during a full night’s sleep. On traditional beds, sleepers move once every six minutes, due to pressure on elbows, shoulders and back over prolonged contact with a mattress, forcing you to sleep in awkward and back-aching positions. This is why most of us wake up feeling sore or with back pain after a long night of tossing and turning, virtually making it impossible to sleep comfortably.
With a waterbed you remove pressure from the spine and allow the back to relax from even distribution of support for the entire body. Your waterbed is designed to slightly elevate your legs, tilt your pelvis back, and relax tension and pressure on the vertebrae. This in turn allows you to lie in one rested position, without the concern of increased pressure on your back and ligaments.
Reduce Dust and Spore Sensitivity
Millions of people share a traditional bed with dust mites. No matter how often we shower, clean our sheets or avoid our bed during the day, we are still leaving skin particles in the inner layers of the mattress fiber. Allergies, asthma and respiratory problems make it harder for us to get a good night’s sleep when large populations of dust mites infest our bed. With a vinyl waterbed, the non-porous sleeping surface is able to prevent dust and dirt from penetrating the mattress. Thus, your sleeping environment is free of dust mites as long as you wash your sheets regularly.
Say Goodnight to Bed Sores and Ulcers
Bed sores occur when a person is confined to a bed for a long period of time. Due to extra pressure exerted on certain body parts, skin tissue pressed between the hard underlying bones and a mattress can deprive skin tissue cells of vital blood flow. Normally, you are likely to shift your sleeping position to relieve pressure and maintain proper blood flow, but those confined to a bed or wheelchair due to chronic illness or disability are not able to relieve constant pressure, which can lead to ulcers and bedsores. However, when a person upgrades to a waterbed mattress these issues can be avoided.
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association patients confined to a bed were able to heal from ulcers up to three times faster when they switch from a regular mattress to a waterbed mattress. At the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center, 500 patients slept on flotation or waterbed style mattresses for three years and no one was found to develop ulcers. In addition, those who already had ulcers healed rapidly after making the switch to waterbeds.
A healthy body needs free-flowing support, and the only way you can have a good night’s sleep without interruption is with a durable waterbed. Waterbeds are durable and only require minimal upkeep, and they will adjust to your body as you age. This is the reason why mattress retailers do not want you to choose the waterbed, because they last much longer than the standard three to five years of traditional mattresses.
Make your next sleeping mattress a waterbed from Waterbeds Today. Waterbeds Today highly recommends the Perfection Softside Waterbed for anyone looking to change their quality of sleep from a regular mattress. We also supply a large line of waterbed furniture and waterbed care products to go along with your mattress purchase.
If you need any help finding a softside waterbed, hardside waterbed, or need help determining what waterbed mattress is right for you, contact us online or a friendly customer representative today by calling 1 (866) 647-2735.