Effects of Mattress Material on Body Pressure Profiles in Different Sleeping Postures.
J Chiropr Med
; 16(1): 1-9, 2017 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28228692
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study compared the body contact pressure profiles of 2 types of mattresses latex and polyurethane.METHODS:
Twenty participants were required to lie down on the different mattresses in 3 different postures for 6 minutes, and their body contact pressure profiles were recorded with a pressure mat sensor.RESULTS:
The data indicated that the latex mattress was able to reduce the peak body pressure on the torso and buttocks and achieve a higher proportion of low-pressure regions compared with the polyurethane mattress.CONCLUSIONS:
Latex mattress reduced peak body pressure and achieved a more even distribution of pressure compared with polyurethane mattress across different sleeping postures.
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