What is the right mattress for back injury?
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Hi Thank you for such an informative website, I contacted you guys a few months ago regarding advice and am now ready to make my purchase, please may you advise on the following, I am 17st, 6ft 4 and my wife is 11st, I am former military and suffered a life changing back injury and as a result currently wake up through the night to move around to relieve the pain, my understanding is that memory foam will be my best bet, your cool blue mattresses look ideal, which model would you suggest given our different weights?
I am willing to pay as much as it takes to ensure i get the correct mattress, we are also purchasing a new bed frame and would consider a super king zip and link, what are your thoughts on a bed frame with a slated base?
is it better to have a solid divan base with a hybrid mattress?
also do you think latex would be option for us?
sorry for all the questions in advance, just want to get it right. Thanks again for a cracking website.
Hi John,
Thanks for getting in touch.
If I may I’m going to break down your query into separate points to help me simplify the advice and keep it as clear as possible!
Firstly you're in the right place looking at contemporary foam mattresses if you need pressure relief and want a mattress that will better cradle you during the night to save you needing to move to frequently.
Also you may need to consider a mattress that will allow you to move quickly if you do need to, so I’d move away from memory foam as the sink often makes it difficult to adjust quickly. Its so slow to respond that people often criticise it for that reason.
Coolblue is much better than memory foam and is faster to respond but no were near as quick as Latex.
Given your weights you need something that can accommodate you both responsively which again would make latex the best material.
Whilst a hybrid foam is fast to respond it has its limitations when it comes to weight variance.
Latex is far more forgiving with a greater weight tolerance.
Slatted bases are fine providing you board them over with MDF or Hardboard to make a more solid base otherwise the Latex can eventually form between the gaps in the slats.
A solid divan is also fine it really is personal preference. My advice would be a solid divan is more consistent for a mattress.
As for zip and links; contemporary mattresses don’t usually come in zip and link sets. This is because they come covered usually in a stretch fabric and the way they move and flex makes it difficult to cover them in a strong enough cover to allow a zip and link without negatively impacting the feel of the mattress.
Lastly I think given your situation and requirements a solid for latex mattress would be most suitable. It will accommodate both your weights and allow for progressive comfort and fast response rates.
The Fusion 3 would be ideal unless you wanted a firmer mattress, but I wouldn’t recommend this for your partner.
| Fusion 3 | Dunlopillo Royal Sovereign | |
|---|---|---|
| Cover | Micro-quilt John Ryan Cover with tape edged damask sides | 2cm quilted cover with Actipro |
| 1 | 5cm 100% 70kg Natural Latex | NA |
| 2 | 18cm 100% 70kg Natural Latex | 19cm Latex (Density & blend unknown) |
| Total Depth | 23cm + 3-5 cm for the quilted cover | 21cm |
Any more questions please give the office a call on 0161 437 4419 whereby one of our Advisors will be able to assist you further.
Kind regards Julie
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