In real life, some young people buy a high-priced, thick and soft Simmons mattress for their parents in order to let the elderly sleep better. They think this mattress is comfortable and warm, and it is also a filial piety to their children. However, after sleeping for a while, the elderly often feel very tired and feel backache. In serious cases, he must consult a doctor and seek treatment. Orthopedic medical care experts emphasize that the number of people who cause and aggravate the symptoms of lumbar spondylosis due to bed problems accounts for a considerable proportion.
The lumbar function of the elderly deteriorates with age, so more attention should be paid to the choice of beds, and bedding suitable for the elderly should ensure that the lumbar spine will not bend sideways when lying down.
The mattress is too soft, what effect will it have on the body?
Because people's spine is naturally curved, lying on a soft mattress, the overall weight sinks, and the concave and convex parts in the spine curve are not evenly and strongly supported, which deviates from the normal curve of the human spine. Although people rest during sleep, the bones of the body, especially the waist, lumbar vertebrae and psoas muscles that have the most problems, are still in a tight state. In fact, the bones of the lumbar vertebrae have not been fully rested. If you go on for a long time, you will feel tired at first, and how long you sleep will feel insufficient rest. Severe symptoms such as lumbar muscle strain, lumbar disc herniation, low back and leg pain will occur. The waist bones and muscles of the elderly are in a state of intense work during the day's activities, whether sitting, standing or walking. If they still don't get enough rest at night, the waist condition will be more serious.
How can the waist of the elderly get an effective rest?
The easiest way is to choose a mattress with a certain hardness. Nursing is more important than prevention, and prevention is more important than treatment. Have a good sleep and protect your waist.
There are many lumbar diseases in the elderly. When suffering from lumbar spondylosis, staying in bed, especially choosing a hard mattress, can effectively eliminate the pressure of load and weight on the intervertebral disc and fully relieve the symptoms. For patients with lumbar disc aging, sleeping on a hard mattress is more meaningful. According to the medical investigation report, 80% of patients can obviously relieve their symptoms after non-surgical treatment, including choosing a bed with appropriate hardness.
In addition, in addition to protecting the waist, sleeping on a hard mattress is also very important for the elderly with heart disease. The rescue of sudden cardiac death is mainly at the scene. If it can be rescued in time, it can often turn the corner, and the rescue method of heart compression must be carried out on a hard board, so the elderly with heart disease should choose a hard mattress.
Is the mattress as hard as possible?
Of course, the harder the bed, the better. Some elderly people have less calcium absorption, which leads to osteoporosis. In this case, if you sleep on a mattress that is too hard, your spine will be deformed. Because the mattress is too hard, there are only four support points on the head, back, buttocks and feet, and other parts are not fully implemented. The unsupported part is still in a stressed state, and the bone is in a "scaffold" state, which leads to osteoporosis. The spine of the elderly is more prone to deformation. Therefore, choosing a mattress is not as hard as possible, as long as it has a certain hardness.
What kind of hard mattress should the elderly choose?
In the mattress industry, in the design of hardened mattresses, hard brown is the main additional material selected. Brown is collected from palm trees and is a natural material. After strict processing, pressing and other procedures, it is made into a hard brown material suitable for sleeping (according to hardness, brown is divided into hard brown and high elastic soft brown). The use of brown mats has a long history, dating back to the Song Dynasty. Brown has the functions of moisture absorption, antibiosis and mite prevention, and is very popular in China.
The health of the elderly is very important and cannot be separated from a mattress with suitable hardness. Friends who have old people at home may wish to choose a hard brown mattress with good quality.