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There has been a conception among back pain sufferers and doctors alike that the nature of the bed that you sleep on can either ease or heighten your back pain condition. Until recently however, there was no scientific evidence to support this hypothesis.
Some people have experienced relief from their back pain by sleeping on a hard bed; others have obtained a sense of relief from sleeping on a softer bed. To test the hypothesis that the nature of a bed may contribute to the state of a back pain sufferer, Dr. Kim Bergholat and other colleagues of the Funen back center in Washington D.C, selected a hundred and sixty back pain sufferers and assigned them to sleep in three different types of beds for three months in a row.
The three beds were a water bed, a body contouring or conforming bed and a hard bed. The hard bed was supplied by innovation futon for the purpose of the research. Both the water bed and the body contouring beds were supplied by Akva and Tempur respectively. Both Akva and Tempur sponsored the study.
The results of the study were inconclusive. This is because most of the patients who were allocated water beds never started the study because they were adamant about not sleeping on a water bed. Most of the patients who were assigned the futon hard beds also quit the study before credible facts could be gathered.
The data that was collected from the few left indicated a preference for water beds and the body contouring beds. Some patients also reported a reduction in back pain after sleeping on a hard bed. So, the question about whether a hard bed or a soft bed is good for easing back pain is actually relative. It all depends on which works best for you or NOT! Learn how to eliminate back and leg sciatic nerve pain - without drugs or surgery - through gentle exercises and healthful choices of how you move throughout your day