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High Specification Foam Mattresses
August 27th, 2008 by Lesley Forrester
We’ve touched on high specification foam mattresses previously, in particular their use by professional sportsmen and athletes to improve performance and recovery.
High specification foam is the latest technology to be employed in mattresses. It builds on the benefits of memory foam mattresses, and overcomes some of their weaknesses: memory foam mattresses can often lead to overheating.
High specification foam mattresses come from a medical background, and are the only static surface endorsed by the UK’s National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). Select Medical pick up on this in their article on pressure relief:
All individuals assessed as being vulnerable to pressure ulcers should, as a minimum provision, be placed on a high-specification foam mattress with pressure-redistributing properties.
