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What’s The Best Type of Adjustable Bed for a Bad Back?

Posted on 9 December 2024 9 December 2024 by Antony
What’s The Best Type of Adjustable Bed for a Bad Back?
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What’s the best type of adjustable bed for a bad back

For people who suffer from back pain choosing the right bed can make all the difference. Back pain can affect every part of your life, from the activities you do throughout the day to how you sleep at night. If you experience back pain, you know that the quality of sleep you have at night can significantly impact the level of pain you suffer the following day.

Changing to an adjustable bed might be the solution you are looking for. Here is what you need to know before looking to buy.

  • Back support: Many people try to raise body parts using extra pillows or blankets. However, this can give uneven support, worsening your back pain. People also move around at night, meaning you can return to an unsupported position. An adjustable bed has a fixed incline, giving even, consistent support throughout the night.
  • Pressure relief: Flat mattresses can sometimes worsen problems by not aligning the spine properly or by putting undue pressure on your joints. An adjustable bed can help to relieve pressure by helping to find the best position for your needs.
  • Sleep position: Changing your position with an adjustable mattress can have several benefits. Many recommend that those requiring more spinal support sleep on more of an incline with their knees elevated. One of the advantages of adjustable beds is that they can offer more customised support to reduce pain depending on the ailment.

Advice for specific conditions:

  • Sciatica: Because sciatic pain is usually found in the buttocks and legs, raising the knees to create consistent support can help with the pain from the sciatic nerve.
  • Osteoarthritis: sleeping on an adjustable bed won’t eliminate this condition but may help manage the pain. A mattress that features memory foam can help with that pressure relief.

The best adjustable beds don’t just adjust to the contours of your body. They also have extra inbuilt features to help relieve those aches and pains.

Recline-A-Bed Platinum 800 Adjustable Bed-Single, adjustable bed for a bad back.
Pictured: Recline-A-Bed Platinum 800 Adjustable Bed-Single

Should you get an adjustable bed? The most important thing is to find a sleeping position that is both comfy and gives the least pain. An adjustable bed may help you find a comfortable position without the additional strain on the back and body.

Benefits for couples using an adjustable bed 

If you’ve been considering buying an adjustable bed, you’ve likely come across split adjustable beds. However, do they live up to expectations?

Split Adjustable Beds Accommodate Different Preferences. Everyone has different sleeping positions and preferences.

If you are a couple and are interested in an adjustable bed, you may wonder whether you should purchase a split adjustable bed. While there are many perks to split adjustable beds, some couples worry about the bed interfering with intimacy.

However, a couple of reasons a split adjustable bed can increase your intimacy. More Positioning Options for Physical Intimacy For when you decide to be physically intimate with your partner, a split adjustable bed can offer several different positioning options.

This can increase the pleasure of the physical experience and help you and your partner connect more deeply. Additionally, if you or your partner has physical limitations that make physical intimacy difficult or painful, an adjustable bed may help overcome those limitations. More Intentional Intimacy Many partners consider their time sleeping together as part of daily intimacy.

If you are sleeping in different positions, you and your partner may be more likely to take the time to develop intimacy during your waking hours. For example, you may decide to eat breakfast together every morning or have a date each week to make up for sleeping separately. 

Related pages

  • Can Side Sleepers Use Adjustable Beds?
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