If you are looking for a memory foam topper to help you sleep better, the queen memory foam mattress pad may be the end of your quest. Memory foam (or visco elastic polyurethane foam) is a material that was developed for NASA in the 1960s. This revolutionary new material was intended to make safer aircraft seats. Coincidentally, at that same time, America was running full tilt at the problem of sending a man to the moon. Memory foam, with its ability to absorb and greatly reduce pressure and the forces of acceleration, would have been of great help in the Apollo moon project.
Nothing commercially significant was done with this new material until after NASA released it to the public domain 20 years later. At this time, the famous range of Tempur memory foam mattress topper products was born. Initially, Tempurpedic memory foam mattresses were used mainly in hospitals. They largely superceded water beds for the use of patients who could not move. With normal beds, these patients would suffer from bedsores where their body contacted the mattress for extended periods of time. With water beds and memory foam mattresses, this pressure was absorbed and redistributed harmlessly. While memory foam mattresses were functionally equivalent to water beds for this purpose, they were a great deal more economical for hospitals to operate.
In those early days, the process of making memory foam was still too unreliable. But eventually, the technology for manufacturing visco elastic memory foam matured, allowing more companies to jump on the bandwagon and expanding the range of products made with this incredible material. With more competition and more reliable production processes, prices dropped. Widespread domestic usage in the form of mattresses, mattress toppers and pillows became possible.
Larger memory foam mattresses and memory foam toppers were made – among them the queen-size memory foam mattress. The larger size is a godsend for couples, and a luxurious indulgence for singles. While bigger isn’t always better, in the case of memory foam mattresses (or any mattress for that matter), bigger is indeed better.
A queen-sized memory foam pad allows you to sleep better, deeper and longer. Like a soft mattress, it absorbs your weight. Like a firm mattress, it supports your spine. You will sleep more peacefully and wake up refreshed. Sleeping on a queen memory foam mattress pad allows you to maintain good posture even while you sleep, helping to eliminate many of the problems associated with misalignment of the backbone during sleep. Used together with a memory foam pillow, you will find your neck strain a distant memory. You will also find your migraines and headaches disappearing with your neck strain. It may even alleviate your snoring problem (or more importantly your partner’s snoring problem), if this snoring was caused by poor posture.
With normal beds and mattresses, some people find themselves awakened in the middle of the night by the feeling of pins and needles in their limbs. This is largely caused by muscle strain caused by improper sleeping posture. Blood flow to the limbs is affected and nerves may also be pinched. But sleeping on a queen-sized memory foam mattress cover helps to remove this problem. The larger queen size means that you can sleep in any posture you want, without being restricted by smaller-sized mattresses. The memory foam conforms to your body shape and does not impede blood flow to your limbs or put pressure on any nerves.
Those who suffer from backaches, tight shoulders and stiff necks will really appreciate sleeping on queen memory foam mattresses. Whereas in the past their only hope of alleviating their pain was to sleep on an expensive water bed, they now have the choice of a more economical memory foam topper. Unlike the 1980s and 1990s when the only memory foam bedding available was the Tempurpedic memory foam topper, there are now many other brands for them to choose from – among them the excellent Serta memory foam mattress pad. For those who do not like the idea of sleeping on synthetic visco elastic memory foam bedding, there are even natural latex memory foam mattress toppers available.
The queen memory foam mattress pad may well be the ultimate cure for those with trouble sleeping. More affordable than the king-size, yet less constraining than the smaller singles and twins, and using memory foam to help you sleep better. It’s time to say goodbye to your insomnia.