Look After Your Back - Even When You’re Sleeping

There are approximately three million beds and mattresses sold annually in the UK. 30% of beds and mattresses purchased are for relief from a back problem, and 35% of purchases result in a disappointment for at least one partner or both.

Traditionally, beds have been viewed as furniture, and marketed in an extremely visual way by retailers. Terms such as orthopaedic have been introduced by the bed manufacturers, which, in fact, has very little meaning as to the performance of the mattress incorporated in the bed, other than to suggest some form of medical benefit. To date, there has been little or no medical research on sleep surfaces in the form of randomised controlled clinical trials anywhere in the world. Read more