And it is this foam that begins to matte down over time, losing its absorption properties and thus, you start to feel the pressure more and more from the metal coils pushing your body weight pressure back at you, leading to pain in the hips and shoulders. Think of sleeping on the hard floor on your side: not very comfortable. Then, think about adding a few layers of blankets: starts to feel softer, as the layers absorb some of the hardness and provide cushioning. In a typical coil mattress, it is the foam layers which absorb the energy from the springs and creates a comfortable mattress. And as this foam slowly wears out, you slowly develop shoulder, hips and lower back pains.
In a lot of these types of mattress, where all the coils are connected together, it is the foam which provides the support for the curvature of the spine. And again, once the foam layers start to matte down and lose their loft, so goes your back support. Improper support leads to back and neck pain, slowly developing so you just start to get used to it, affecting your quality of sleep and quality of life.
A good friend of mine and friend of the business, Wayne, who owns The Healthy Bed store in Folsom, Ca has a wonderfully informative and eye opening blog call the Mattress Morgue where he has taken lots of photos of old mattresses he has picked up from customer's homes, cut them open and shows what is in the mattresses. This is a very revealing and shocking pictorial of what consumers are sleeping on every night, and its no wonder there are so many consumers in pain!


Nest Bedding, opening this weekend in San Francisco at 283 9th st and open every day in Albany/Berkeley at 1053 Solano Ave, is dedicated to informing consumers about getting proper sleep and we believe we have the best products available on the market to meet that goal. Come in or call today as we can ship for free throughout the country and our staff are trained to help you choose the right mattress.