How to evaluate your current mattress and sleeping habits to see if it’s time for a new bed…
Are you fed up with waking sore, stiff or aching? Perhaps it’s time to take a closer look at your mattress. Read on to learn more about the role of a good mattress in back care and find out if your mattress is actually doing more damage than good!
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Did you know SleepMaker has a longstanding partnership with the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia (National) Limited (CAA)? Together we’ve designed and produced the only bedding range tested and approved by the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia.
A good quality mattress plays two key roles - support and comfort. While the comfort layer and support layers of a mattress are not 100% independent of each other, as a general rule the following sleep issues can be traced to the following mattress layers:
Reduces tossing and turning by reducing circulatory distress from pressure points. This enables you to fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer.
The support layer is responsible for maintaining proper spinal alignment so your muscles can relax and be restored.
SleepMaker have been designing and manufacturing mattresses in Australia for over 100 years. Our two premium mattress brands Miracoil and Cocoon, use proprietary spring technology both of which come with a 10 year guarantee.
Having the right mattress firmness is an important factor in preventing pressure point pain. While firmness is ultimately a ‘personal preference’ we provide the following as general guidelines or factors to consider.
provides good support but little conformability. Best suited for larger persons as they exert enough pressure for conformity. Caution should be taken for side sleepers and smaller sized persons (<55kg).
is the most popular mattress choice. It offers a good level of support and conformability for average to small sized people. Caution should be taken for larger sized stomach sleepers.
tends to provide both adequate support and conformability for smaller-sized people (<55kgs). Caution should be taken for larger persons and stomach sleepers.
SleepMaker has been designing and manufacturing mattresses in Australia for over 100 years. Our two premium mattress brands, Miracoil and Cocoon use proprietary spring technology, both of which come with a 10 year guarantee.
Not all sleeping positions are created equal when it comes to back support. A poor sleep position can create a vicious cycle of back pain and sleep problems that contribute to each other. It can be difficult to sleep well if your back hurts. And sometimes your back hurts more because you're not sleeping well. Most people move to different positions in their sleep, but the majority of us have a favorite way to fall asleep.
The most common sleep position which supports natural spinal alignment, if you have the right mattress.
Sleep Tip: To maximize support, bend your knees towards your chest to a comfortable position and place pillow between your knees to prevent your hips and spine from twisting.
The most common sleep position which supports natural spinal alignment, if you have the right mattress.
Sleep Tip: To maximize support, bend your knees towards your chest to a comfortable position and place pillow between your knees to prevent your hips and spine from twisting.
This is a good position for back care, providing you have support in the right areas to avoid flattening out the natural curvature of your spine.
Sleep Tip: Place a pillow under your knees to help maintain the normal curve of your lower back. Try a small, rolled towel under the small of your back for additional support and support your neck with a pillow.
This is a good position for back care, providing you have support in the right areas to avoid flattening out the natural curvature of your spine.
Sleep Tip: Place a pillow under your knees to help maintain the normal curve of your lower back. Try a small, rolled towel under the small of your back for additional support and support your neck with a pillow.
Sleeping on your stomach can temporarily relieve pressure on your disc spaces and feel more comfortable. But this is the worst for spinal alignment, flattening the natural curve and twisting your neck.
Sleep Tip: It’s best to convert to side sleeping if you can!
Sleeping on your stomach can temporarily relieve pressure on your disc spaces and feel more comfortable. But this is the worst for spinal alignment, flattening the natural curve and twisting your neck.
Sleep Tip: It’s best to convert to side sleeping if you can!
Tips for trying out beds instore: Put your embarrassment aside and lie in your preferred position for at least 10 minutes. This gives the comfort layer time to adapt to the heat generated by your body and gives a truer sense of what it will feel like during 8 hours of sleep.
