| In this day and age, air bed mattresses are | | | | well to consider switching to an adjustable |
| not pigeon-holed as being only temporary | | | | air bed. |
| solutions for sleeping arrangements. More and | | | | |
| more, an inflatable air mattress is replacing | | | | If your current mattress does not give your |
| the traditional metal spring mattresses that | | | | back the right support, you are setting |
| often cause sleeping problems and can be the | | | | yourself up for the development of chronic |
| cause of painful back conditions. | | | | lower back pain. Back pain is a leading cause |
| | | | of reduced productivity in the workplace, |
| One of the advantages of air beds, is that | | | | missed days of work and the chronic use of |
| they can be fine-tuned to your personal | | | | pain relieving medications. Rather than deal |
| comfort level. In some instances, a person | | | | with these types of consequences, a simpler |
| may need to change the firmness of their | | | | solution would be to address the root cause |
| adjustable air bed from one night to the | | | | of the problem and ultimately improve your |
| next, depending on the activities they were | | | | sleeping conditions with an air bed. |
| engaged in during the day or if they stressed | | | | |
| or twisted their back. It is simply | | | | You should also keep in mind that over the |
| impossible with traditional mattress beds to | | | | course of your life, your body goes through |
| have this kind of flexibility, in order to | | | | many changes. The natural aging process and |
| get the best sleep possible. | | | | various stresses and injuries that are |
| | | | inflicted upon it, will very likely require a |
| One of the benefits of air bed mattresses is | | | | different level of firmness in a mattress. |
| that they can conform right around the shape | | | | |
| of your body. This creates a comfortable | | | | With traditional coil spring mattress beds, |
| cradle that lends support just where it's | | | | this would mean that you would need to |
| needed. This also is very helpful in reducing | | | | purchase a new mattress, but with an air bed, |
| the uncomfortable pressure points that are | | | | it is simply a matter of making a firmness |
| part of the normal experience when sleeping | | | | adjustment to your air bed mattress to match |
| on standard mattress beds. | | | | your changing needs. |
| | | | |
| These pressure points can interfere with the | | | | On the market today, you can find a large |
| natural alignment of your spine at night. | | | | number of choices in air bed mattresses and |
| Mattress beds that are too firm will not | | | | you will almost certainly find the right |
| allow for the natural and essential curvature | | | | inflatable air bed to meet your needs and |
| of the spine. At the same time, a mattress | | | | your budget. Depending on the quality of the |
| that is to soft does not provide proper | | | | material and various options you can choose |
| support either. | | | | from, you can expect to pay anywhere from a |
| | | | couple of hundred dollars up to a few |
| This can cause abnormal positioning of the | | | | thousand dollars. |
| spine which create bends, nooks and crooks | | | | |
| that ultimately lead to pain. Therefore, if | | | | No matter the kind you choose, you will enjoy |
| you find yourself waking up on a regular | | | | a more restful sleep and have better support |
| basis with persistent back pain, you would do | | | | than you had with your traditional mattress. |