Who are not suitable for sleeping on a hard bed?

Sleep is very important to us. Adequate sleep can improve the body's physical fitness and is of great benefit to the brain and heart organs. The bed and bedding for sleeping are also a key part of sleep. Hard bed boards and soft mattresses are two common types in life. Generally, children in their developmental period are not suitable for sleeping on hard bed boards, as it may cause scoliosis.

Who is not suitable for sleeping on a hard bed?

The hardness of the bed varies from person to person. Especially for infants and young children in the growth and development period, if they sleep on a mattress that is too hard, it will cause bone maldevelopment and even leave the hidden danger of "scoliosis". A comfortable mattress not only supports your body, but also allows you to move freely on it. On the contrary, sleeping on a hard mattress will not support your movements, but make sleeping a physical labor. Studies have shown that sleeping on a hard mattress interrupts blood circulation in the back and causes it to become twisted and deformed, which reduces the overall quality of sleep.

Not everyone can sleep on a hard bed.

In the minds of many people, sleeping on a hard bed is good for the bones and will not make you feel sore all over when you get up. However, not everyone can sleep on a hard bed, and a hard bed is not what people understand as a "hard board bed."

Indeed, if the bed is too soft, the pressure of the human body weight will make the bed low in the middle and high around it, which will affect the normal physiological flexion of the lumbar spine and cause contraction, tension and spasm of the waist muscles and ligaments. However, a bed that is too hard will also put pressure on certain parts of the human body, causing you to toss and turn more often during sleep and not get enough rest. In addition, the human spine is S-shaped. If the bed is too hard, it cannot maintain the normal curve of the spine, and the waist cannot be supported, which will cause back pain after getting up.

Generally, patients with lumbar disc herniation and low back pain, as well as some patients in the recovery period after fracture surgery, should sleep on a hard bed more often. Normal people and infants should not sleep on a bed that is too hard, especially from birth to 3 years old. If the bed is too hard, it will be detrimental to the child's bone development. If you have a hard bed at home, you can put a mattress about 10 cm thick on it, or put a straw mat on the wooden bed. If it still feels hard, you can add another mattress 5 to 8 cm thick. There is a simple way to judge whether the hardness of the bed is appropriate: lie flat on the bed and press your hands under your waist. If your hands feel pressed tightly and are not easy to pull out, it means the hardness is appropriate.

1. Benefits of sleeping on a hard bed:

Since people spend one-third of the 24 hours a day sleeping, a bed of appropriate hardness can regulate the body's posture. If the bed is too soft, it is equivalent to the body being passively "immersed" in the mattress for a long time. The pressure of the human body weight will make the bed low in the middle and high around it, which will affect the normal physiological flexion of the lumbar spine, causing contraction and tension of the waist muscles and ligaments, and in severe cases, it will cause herniation of the intervertebral disc.

2. Disadvantages of a hard bed:

The human spine is S-shaped. If the bed is too hard, it cannot maintain the normal curve of the spine, and the waist cannot be supported, causing back pain after getting up. When the doctor tells the patient to sleep on a hard bed, the patient thinks it means sleeping directly on the hard board, which is actually wrong.

A "hard bed" in medicine refers to a hard bed with a mattress on top. There are also requirements for the mattress. It cannot be too thin. It must ensure that after the mattress is pressed down, there is still 5 cm thickness between the body and the bed board. Therefore, the thickness of the mattress is about 10 cm.