Types of mattress that works on an adjustable bed
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You’ve made the decision to get rid of your old flat bed and get and adjustable bed to give you the comfort and support features you need to get the kind of rest and sleep you really need. All of your research and then trying out your selected adjustable bed has convinced you that this is the wisest choice you can make to get the kind of sleep you have been missing.
You also realize that the type and quality of the mattress you choose for your new adjustable bed will ultimately determine the quality of sleep you get, and that the adjustable bed is there to complement the comfort of the mattress with its adjustment capabilities. Having been used to your old innerspring mattress for so many years, you begin to wonder if it will work on your new adjustable bed. Realizing the mattress is constructed with many closely spaced coil springs, you wonder if those coils can be successfully bent without compromising their structural integrity, as the bed is head and foot adjusted.
Standard innerspring mattresses are not inherently designed to be bent in different positions due to the side by side positioning of the coil support system used. In order for the successful bending of this type of mattress, the coils would have to be place in positional conjunction with the maximum degree of angulation reached at the apex of the head and foot elevation of the adjustable bed.
Most individuals that choose an adjustable bed will choose the memory foam mattress, Latex, or Air bed technology for their new bed instead of the conventional innerspring mattress due to the bend ability concerns. Memory Foam, Latex, and Air Mattresses are void of any coils as a support system, and therefore can bend as necessary without compromising structural integrity.
There are some manufacturers that have begun to produce “adjustable bed friendly” innerspring coil mattresses that are designed to bend at the places where an adjustable bed bends at the head at foot positions. Using an “I coil” technology of the innerspring configuration within the mattress, they use individually pocketed and separated coils that can be positioned within the mattress at the same angles the adjustable bed bends at the head and foot ends maintaining integrity of the springs. These manufacturers fill a market need for the small, yet consistent numbers of consumers having an adjustable bed and wanting only an innerspring mattress.
Whether your choice of mattress technology is the exceptional body contouring, pressure point relieving characteristics of Memory Foam, the resiliency and uniformity of support Natural Latex gives, the ability to control the level of firmness through regulating air pressure in the support chambers of an air bed, or the newer i-coil innerspring technology designed for bending, you can rest assured that all will be compatible for your new adjustable bed!
