What’s The Best Bed For Back Pain?

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Nearly half the adult UK population has reported lower back pain that’s lasted for at least 24 hours.

This is obviously bad news for anyone afflicted, but the problem’s much larger than that. The NHS reportedly spends over £1 billion on back pain related costs each year. On top of that, 2.8 million working days were lost to back pain in 2013/2014 alone.

Back pain is clearly a huge issue for the UK economy, which is to say nothing of the days, weeks, and months of agony experienced by countless millions each year.

What’s to be done? Well, we could all do to improve our posture – to spend less time sat down, slouching in front of TVs and computer screens, for instance. Yet old habits die hard, and we’re never going to undo generations of learned behaviour overnight.

In the short term, then, the priority isn’t to eliminate back pain, but to alleviate it; To lessen the impact that back pain has on our lives, and by extension, on our jobs and our well-being.

As we spend up to a third of our lives sleeping, the bedroom seems an obvious place to start when addressing the nationwide problem of back pain. Indeed, as anyone who’s suffered through a painful sleepless night will tell you that if you suffer from a bad back, you need the right bed.

The Best Bed for a Bad Back

When recommending the best bed for a bad back, for many the conversation starts and ends with mattresses. And while it’s certainly essential that your mattress is firm and supportive, there are other factors to consider, far too many of which are often overlooked.

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A Properly Supportive Frame

Even the best and most supportive mattress money can buy won’t be nearly as effective as it could be unless it’s coupled with the right bed frame. The best beds for back pain feature solid wooden frames, with wooden slats that have been arched to counteract the weight of the person lying down on top.

If your weight has been effectively counteracted, your mattress will never dip or sag, which means that it will always be able to provide the level of support you need for a comfortable and painless night’s sleep.

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A Mattress That’s Firm, But Not Too Firm

With the right frame in place, it’s time to choose your mattress. If you suffer from back pain, you need a mattress that’s firm enough to provide support, but not so firm that it causes aches and pains on pressure points.

Look for a mattress with a memory foam core that can deliver both comfort and spinal support without creating pressure points. Memory foam mattresses cleverly react to your body temperature, softening under warmth to allow the foam to contour to your body.

A Helping Hand

It’s all very well having the right mattress and the right frame, but for many back pain sufferers, it’s ordeal enough just to make the bed every morning. Indeed, bending and straining to make the bed each morning can undo all the good work of a peaceful night’s sleep, leaving you feel exhausted and defeated before your day’s even begun.

To counter this, look for a bed with a clever opening mechanism that raises the mattress to your height. If the mattress is lifted up to you, there’s no need to bend down and undo the positive effects of a good night’s sleep.

With these three elements in place – the right frame, the right mattress, and an advanced mechanism to take the pain out of making the bed – you have a fantastic recipe for the best bed for back pain.

And if you’re able to sleep properly, your lower back pain will have a much harder job of ruining your day.

Mirage: The best Furl bed for bad backs

In November 2023, we were delighted that The Standard, widely read across London, online and in print announced that one of our beds, the Mirage is “The bedroom saviour you didn’t know you needed.”

The Standard’s (formerly known as The Evening Standard) verdict about the Furl Mirage storage bed:

“With its sleek and elegant design and hidden storage underneath, the Mirage is just that: a magical bed you’d never know had storage. Hidden inside, you’ll find space for your largest suitcases, shoe and handbag collection – and even a folding bike (so the brand claims). Its minimal design is one of the best options around if you need some extra storage space without everything coming in a chunky design.”

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Furl’s Mirage Storage Bed and numerous others are available to see at our 3 London showrooms.

Here’s the features

of the Furl Mirage storage bed:

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