Hi Pete,
I need a new mattress for a queen size bed. I am 5'4 125 lbs my husband is 6.3' 250 lbs.
I have a lower back bulging disc that with sciatica pain going down the leg.
I am a stomach sleeper, which I try to avoid since it is not good for the back.
My husband prefers a medium firm mattress, no major problems with his back.
What type of mattress do you recommend?
Thank you, Linda
Hi Linda,
There's nothing wrong with being a stomach sleeper, as long as the mattress is firm enough.
The key to alleviating your sciatica pain is to keep your spine properly aligned.
You have worn discs in the small of your back. The nerves are being pinched by the bones.
Maintaining the natural alignment of your spine will prevent those nerves from being pinched, which will eliminate the sciatica pain that goes around the hip and down the leg.
Unfortunately, all of the name brands, that we've trusted over the decades, have gone bad.
That is to say, they've all been purchased by other companies, who are now only interested in recouping the investment and turning a profit.
They do this with Memory Foam.
They spend millions of dollars to convince you that memory foam is the best thing since sliced bread...and it is, from their point of view. It causes a mattress to need frequent replacing.
Memory foam is the only upholstery material that is temperature sensitive.
What happens, the memory foam softens as it warms from the body heat you give off.
When it softens, you sink into it....throwing off the alignment of the spine.
When you have any sort of disc related back problems, it will only make it worse.
The diabolical part of all this, is that when you get out of bed, the memory foam will recover to a point that a necessary sustained impression needed to prevail in a warranty claim won't happen.
Instead of being able to exchange the mattress under the terms of the warranty, you have to buy new. If you don't know that it's the memory foam causing the problem, you will simply repeat the mistake...sometimes, over and over again.
The goal of the manufacturers who are using memory foam, is to sell more mattresses, more frequently, to the same people.
It's all about profit and has nothing to do with quality.
From a consumer's point of view, memory foam is the absolute worst upholstery material ever invented. It's an expensive and a painful mistake that you must avoid making.
The quality of the components, is what you need to look for.
Simply going to a mattress store and picking out a mattress that's comfortable won't work today,
as it had in years past. Most mattress stores are a sea of mattresses...all loaded with memory foam.
In your case, you will need an innerspring mattress that will provide push back support against your spine to keep the discs in place and to prevent your bulging discs from herniating.
Since your husband is a big man, those coils need to be strong.
The best upholstery material...the most comfortable and the most durable...is all natural latex.
An individually pocketed coil will provide firm, contouring support that will maintain the spine's natural alignment. Upholstery material that provides surface comfort that won't let you sink, is natural latex.
Latex is and has been the best upholstery material for the last 100 years....nothing new here.
The best of this type of coil/latex hybrid mattress, that we've found after years of shopping the trade shows, is The Natura of Canada Greenspring.
There are 5 models in their line...none feeling as soft as they sound, due to the high quality and resiliency of the components used to make them.
For instance:
The Firm model is down right hard.
The Plush model is firm.
The Ultra Plush model has a medium feel....and the one I would recommend for you.
The coils are made of double tempered steel and the primary upholstery is natural latex.
The mattresses contain NO Memory Form.
That line of mattresses, Shown here:
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Thanks, Pete
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