Ever woken up feeling that because you have tossed and turned all night, you really don’t want to get up and start the day with a smile? The reason might be that your body can’t relax as it can’t find a comfortable position, one that is supportive in all the right places such as knees, hip, waist and neck. One solution to this problem is to change to a memory foam mattress – however this is an expensive option, so how about trying a memory foam pillow or mattress topper in the first instance?
Memory foam was developed for NASA in the 1970’s to provide comfortable support for astronauts at take off and landing, it didn’t come into its own as a consumer product until the 1990’s. Since then the market has expanded and is now the fastest growing segment, endorsed by clinicians in the relief of back pain and pressure sores. Although the first manufacturer was Tempur-Pedic