What Is Memory Foam ? How Can It Help With Back Pain?

I am a big fan of memory foam mattress. I never took much notice of it until I got back pain. We had a perfectly good and fairly new mattress but once I was in pain I just could not get comfortable on it.

We really didn’t want to go out and buy yet another memory foam mattress so we decided to try a memory foam topper mattress which fits on top of the mattress under your sheet.

So what is memory foam?
It is made from polyurethane, sometimes referred to as visco elastic. Good quality memory foam double mattress of high density reacts to body heat and moulds itself to the shape of your body , cradling and supporting your body.

The technology was developed by NASA, though not used in the space program, rather for medical needs. You will find it used in mattresses, pads, wheelchair seats, cervical pillows etc.