Beds

[JaanaRuutu]

So I bought a bed a few days ago. I couldn't afford anything big or nice, so I currently basically just have a 90x200 matress with a topper. Last night was my second time ******** on it, and this morning is my second morning waking up in real fucking pain in my lower back. For those of you who don't know, I do have lower back problems but they'd not been acting up for a while. I don't have money for anything better, so my question to you all is this: How does one make a shitty, painful bed less shitty and painful?

 

[gunslingingbird]

How does one make a shitty, painful bed less shitty and painful?

Simple! Throw away the shitty bed and get a good one. :thumbsup:

Oh, wait...

 

[Philbert]

Actually, to really upgrade your too soft bed, put a plywood sheet, or 2 if its bigger than a queen size, between the mattress and the box spring/foundation. I don't know what 90 x 200 means, but if you can firm up the sag factor it'll keep you from straining your back during 8-12 hours of *****.
If you only have a mattress on the floor, it's too soft for support. You have a problem.
Try something like a pillow between the knees for a few nights to keep the pressure off the vertebrae and the nerves between. Try to keep your spine curved to relieve pressure, like a giant pillow to put your legs on. And practice ******** on your back, until the pain goes away.
No long stories, but I had a few years of that **** til I got it fixed. New stuff needs getting used to.
A good mattress beats suffering, sorry to be unhelpful on the subject. Firm supports weight with minimal sag, max support.
Chiropractor is cheaper than a mattress, check out why you hurt first.

 

[JaanaRuutu]

It's actually too fucking hard. That's the problem.

 

[lamarwynn]

Could be good for the back

 

[gunslingingbird]

It's actually too fucking hard. That's the problem.

How about getting a mattress topper? They have Tempurpedic toppers that cost less than a hundred bucks, and they make a world of difference. I used to have a bed that made my back ache all the time. When I got the topper all the aches went away.

 

[test]

Im currently looking for a new matress myself.
My side and wifes has our body shape curves into it. I myself cannot ***** well at night anymore and I have lower back pain too. I was always told to look for matresses that can be flipped so you can even out the wear. These can be more expensive obviously but lasts longer and good ***** shouldnt be something to sacrifice I believe.

If you can't drop more money on it and you say its to hard then I'd do what gunslingingbird said and get a topper like layer and see how that works.

 

[Rey C.]

Actually, to really upgrade your too soft bed, put a plywood sheet, or 2 if its bigger than a queen size, between the mattress and the box spring/foundation. I don't know what 90 x 200 means, but if you can firm up the sag factor it'll keep you from straining your back during 8-12 hours of *****.
If you only have a mattress on the floor, it's too soft for support. You have a problem.
Try something like a pillow between the knees for a few nights to keep the pressure off the vertebrae and the nerves between. Try to keep your spine curved to relieve pressure, like a giant pillow to put your legs on. And practice ******** on your back, until the pain goes away.
No long stories, but I had a few years of that **** til I got it fixed. New stuff needs getting used to.
A good mattress beats suffering, sorry to be unhelpful on the subject. Firm supports weight with minimal sag, max support.
Chiropractor is cheaper than a mattress, check out why you hurt first.

^^^ He's right. Even if you think the mattress is too hard, the plywood sheet won't really make it harder, it just provides more uniform support. I used to spend LOTS of time in hotels and between that and long plane flights, my back used to give me fits. My back was coming out of alignment and then I'd have severe spasms. My doctor told me about the plywood thing and that really did help. There was a Holiday Inn Express where I used to stay a lot and they were nice enough to let me put a sheet of plywood in the room I tended to use - I had to pay for it and then they'd store it when I left until the next time I showed up. Even a soft mattress on plywood helps. One of those high dollar mattresses is even better, but there's the $ factor.

 

[Mr_Balls]

More blankets and pillows...make it like a Jaana nest.

 

[SpexyAshleigh]

get a feather bed. I have one and its ahhhhmmaaaazing.

 

[Philbert]

Beside having a Furniture store (really a mattress shop) for a year or so, I had whiplash problems for a period over a year, until I discovered chiropractic care, Shiatsu massage, and Rolfing.
So...I have a bit of input on the subject.
Stiffness of the metal springs makes a bed hard, but number of springs gives support (240 bad, 300+ good, 612 and up sublime).

 

[assari]

Buy heteka if you find one.

it is the best imho. (wtf)