No Springs Attached - Memory Foam Mattresses
Memory foam was originally known by its scientific name which is visco-elastic polyurethane foam.
That's quite a mouthful.
So for us daily folk they decide to call it Memory Foam.
Memory foam is a suspension of a liquid and a solid.
Meaning it is in between the two states and has properties of both the solid and the liquid state.
Like a water bed but also not like it.
The foam is in the form of a honeycombed structure, which allows air to pass between the layers.
It is also temperature sensitive.
At lower temperatures it is firmer, while at higher temperatures is gets softer and more elastic.
This is why the mattress holds its shape for a while after you get up.
Memory foam(MF) is unique because of the way the mattress disperses the pressure.
The foam is made up of open cells, which means that the cells have holes in them.
Normal foam mattresses spring back immediately, but memory foam cells collapse fully and spread the air inside them to the adjoining cells which in turn do the same.
This passes the pressure exerted by your body to a greater number of cells, reducing the pressure on your body.
The unique way in which the foam compresses allows it to conform to your body shape and weight, reducing the pressure it exerts on your body.
MF was originally developed by NASA to reduce the pressure on the astronauts bodies during lift offs.
The memory foam in their seats helped reduce the discomfort due to the G forces and provide better support.
Memory foam was later used medically for applications where patients had to lie still for unhealthy periods of time.
Prior to the use of MF, bed ridden patients used to develop pressure sores due to the decreased blood supply to the regions where the mattress exerted too much pressure.
Such was the success that it was later developed further for people with back problems.
The better support provided by the memory foam mattress means relief for the joints and pressure points causing reduced stress on the muscles and improving circulation.
This means you wake up feeling well rested and pain free.
The MF is a temperature sensitive material and reacts to your body heat and weight by molding and cradling your body.
The weight of your body is evenly distributed across the surface reliving the stress and pressure on one particular spot.
Since it responds to temperature changes and your blood carries the heat in your body, the foam molds itself around your body providing support to your spine, knees and other crucial joints.
The above mentioned properties make it possible to avoid stresses to the skeletal and muscular systems of the body caused due to sleeping on ordinary mattresses.
Unlike the normal mattresses the foam realigns itself with your body every time you turn or shift in your sleep giving you a peaceful and restful night.
That's quite a mouthful.
So for us daily folk they decide to call it Memory Foam.
Memory foam is a suspension of a liquid and a solid.
Meaning it is in between the two states and has properties of both the solid and the liquid state.
Like a water bed but also not like it.
The foam is in the form of a honeycombed structure, which allows air to pass between the layers.
It is also temperature sensitive.
At lower temperatures it is firmer, while at higher temperatures is gets softer and more elastic.
This is why the mattress holds its shape for a while after you get up.
Memory foam(MF) is unique because of the way the mattress disperses the pressure.
The foam is made up of open cells, which means that the cells have holes in them.
Normal foam mattresses spring back immediately, but memory foam cells collapse fully and spread the air inside them to the adjoining cells which in turn do the same.
This passes the pressure exerted by your body to a greater number of cells, reducing the pressure on your body.
The unique way in which the foam compresses allows it to conform to your body shape and weight, reducing the pressure it exerts on your body.
MF was originally developed by NASA to reduce the pressure on the astronauts bodies during lift offs.
The memory foam in their seats helped reduce the discomfort due to the G forces and provide better support.
Memory foam was later used medically for applications where patients had to lie still for unhealthy periods of time.
Prior to the use of MF, bed ridden patients used to develop pressure sores due to the decreased blood supply to the regions where the mattress exerted too much pressure.
Such was the success that it was later developed further for people with back problems.
The better support provided by the memory foam mattress means relief for the joints and pressure points causing reduced stress on the muscles and improving circulation.
This means you wake up feeling well rested and pain free.
The MF is a temperature sensitive material and reacts to your body heat and weight by molding and cradling your body.
The weight of your body is evenly distributed across the surface reliving the stress and pressure on one particular spot.
Since it responds to temperature changes and your blood carries the heat in your body, the foam molds itself around your body providing support to your spine, knees and other crucial joints.
The above mentioned properties make it possible to avoid stresses to the skeletal and muscular systems of the body caused due to sleeping on ordinary mattresses.
Unlike the normal mattresses the foam realigns itself with your body every time you turn or shift in your sleep giving you a peaceful and restful night.