The mattress is a main detail of bed which allows a body to accept correct position during a sleep. In this article we will tell about modern mattresses, their kinds and stuffs and we will describe major factors which need to be meant at a mattress choice.
All of us for certain heard a word-combination «an orthopedic mattress». And what such an orthopedic mattress? If to be more exact, concept “orthopedic” not absolutely correct. The orthopedy (from Greek “orthos” - a straight line, correct and “paideia” - education) is the medical discipline studying the prevention, treatment of deformations and damages of a locomotorium of the person. That is in our case orthopedic, it that provides support of a column in correct position, warns development of various diseases, removes a stress and weariness.
Mattresses do not treat the given diseases, they are an excellent agent for preventive maintenance of all these diseases, besides, correctly selected(puck) mattress will help to take out the various painful sensations caused by irregular position of a column. Therefore the basic function of a mattress consists in providing correct position of a column of the person in flow(streaming) of all time of lying. Here all depends on several factors - weight of the person, rigidity of a mattress, individual sensations.