Restorative Sleep for Your Symptoms

When a sleep surface causes back pain, sleepers experience increased pressure and pain in their shoulders, hips, and thighs, which constricts veins and damages cellular structure. The resulting impaired circulation causes heart rate to increase, forcing the heart to pump harder to keep blood flowing. As your blood pressure climbs, so do your cortisol levels. This is the physical experience of stress.

Some people can literally toss and turn up to 200 times a night to relieve painful counter-pressure. And the more restless you are, the less rest your body gets.

If this sounds like we’re describing you, we can guess that your journey probably began with annoying soreness, but intensified to stiffness and then became actual pain, increasing in intensity over time. And if your sleep surface is contorting your back and body in the ways we described, that makes sense. Spinal, disc, and muscle stress hurt. A lot.

A top medical school recently completed an independent medical study on individuals under a physician's care for chronic lower back pain. The study revealed important information about the difference between sleeping on a low-density, first-generation memory foam mattress (what most retailers use) and a high-density (H.D.), second-generation memory foam mattress (what Majestic Beds uses).

The results: 90% of participants slept longer and better each night on a second-generation H.D. memory foam mattress. They also reported significant reductions in lower back pain, decreases in daytime sleepiness, and overall improvements to both mental and physical health.

Our mattress designs have only improved and evolved since then. For chronic back pain, Majestic Beds designed 3 distinct sleep surfaces that provide unparalleled spinal support and individualized, pressure-relieving comfort. Our mattresses promote healthy circulation and absorb excess body heat to facilitate deep and restorative sleep.

• The Majestic Plus offers the most pressure relief and adaptive support for individuals weighing up to 220 lbs.
• The Majestic Solution I provides firm stabilizing spinal support for chronic back pain and targets fuller support around the lumbar curve for individuals weighing up to 260 lbs.
• The Majestic Embrace is specifically designed to support a child’s growing spine and reduce pressure on sensitive joints.

Majestic sleep systems utilize multiple pressure-relieving layers for spinal support and comfort layers to alleviate muscular stress and pain. Other layers increase recovery and regulate temperature. Together, these expertly-designed layers give sleepers relief starting on night one.

• RestoreGel, a patented Majestic sleep technology, absorbs excess body heat and relieves painful hip and shoulder counter-pressure.
• The proprietary Comfort Layer molds to the body’s contours to ensure proper spinal support and responds immediately to changes in sleep position.
• The Support Layer provides full lumbar support and supports neutral spine positioning.
• The Core Layer’s heavy-density base foam is firm and creates stability for the whole sleep surface, regardless of sleeping position.

Let’s take a moment to analyze the 3 types of mattresses most people are sleeping on:

• The Medicare reimbursable fiberfill mattress. Fiberfill forms a harder, unforgiving sleep surface, causing painful counter-pressure on the body that will worsen with time.
• An old mattress with broken-down comfort layers. Laying on a cratered surface like this is painful because the comfort-layer padding is thinned out, creating counter-pressure around the support springs.
• A new retail mattress. For the last 20 years, every major national brand – and off-brand! – has redesigned their foam comfort layers to break down faster (more breakdowns = more purchases). In fact, you can spend up to $2,000 for a mattress like this and still experience significant surface breakdown in under a year.

With Alzheimer’s, it’s not just the mind atrophying. The body is also weakening due to lack of exercise and the aging process. As people lose physical strength and density, their bodies are less able to withstand the excess counter-pressure of an unsupportive mattress.

That makes restful sleep nearly impossible.

In Majestic’s early years, we designed a second-generation, high-density (H.D.) memory foam for our Comfort Layer with key distinguishing features:

• It didn’t sleep hot
• It recovered instantaneously to position changes
• It was unaffected by room temperature
• Compared to traditional retail memory foam, it did not smell

In an independent case study, nursing home residents with Alzheimer's Disease were randomly assigned to sleep on an H.D. memory foam mattress for a period of time. The evidence showed that H.D. residents had a greater reduction in agitation levels than residents who slept on traditional innersprings or hospital mattresses.

Researchers concluded that, in conjunction with traditional drug treatments, Alzheimer’s patients benefit significantly from sleeping on H.D. mattresses. Majestic Beds’ second-generation, liquid gel-infused H.D. memory foam mattresses are perfect for people with Alzheimer’s and can contribute to a better quality of life.

Creating healthy sleep habits is important for achieving more restful sleep, and it’s especially crucial in managing chronic pain. Fibromyalgia is hard enough to diagnose and treat as it is.

Your mattress shouldn’t be compounding your pain; it should be alleviating it. So the sleep surface you choose when you suffer from fibromyalgia is important.

Here’s why.

Around 2001, virtually all national brands and off-brand retail mattress companies began utilizing lighter, cheaper foams that are intentionally designed to break down faster, forcing customers into more product purchases, replacements, and upgrades.

You can spend up to $2,000 for a retail mattress from a major retail brand, but it will still break down 6 to 18 months later. It will likely need to be completely replaced in 6 years or less. Not a great investment.

It’s easy to get stuck in the cycle of poor sleep and pain: poor sleep surface prevents healthy sleep, which causes fatigue; fatigue increases sensitivity to pain; pain makes it harder to sleep.

Here’s how.

As your retail mattress comfort layers break down, the resulting counter-pressure on the hips and shoulders causes spinal contortion. That contortion directly causes bone and muscle stress, discomfort, and – you guessed it – poor sleep.

It also constricts veins and damages cellular structure. The resulting impaired circulation causes heart rate to increase, forcing the heart to pump harder to keep blood flowing (hypertension).

Some people can literally toss and turn up to 200 times a night to relieve painful counter-pressure. And the more restless you are, the less rest your body gets. The less rest you get, the more sensitive your body is to pain.

And that’s the last thing someone with fibromyalgia needs.

With Alzheimer’s, it’s not just the mind atrophying. The body is also weakening due to lack of exercise and the aging process. As people lose physical strength and density, their bodies are less able to withstand the excess counter-pressure of an unsupportive mattress.

That makes restful sleep nearly impossible.

In Majestic’s early years, we designed a second-generation, high-density (H.D.) memory foam for our Comfort Layer with key distinguishing features:

• It didn’t sleep hot
• It recovered instantaneously to position changes
• It was unaffected by room temperature
• Compared to traditional retail memory foam, it did not smell

In an independent case study, nursing home residents with Alzheimer's Disease were randomly assigned to sleep on an H.D. memory foam mattress for a period of time. The evidence showed that H.D. residents had a greater reduction in agitation levels than residents who slept on traditional innersprings or hospital mattresses.

Researchers concluded that, in conjunction with traditional drug treatments, Alzheimer’s patients benefit significantly from sleeping on H.D. mattresses. Majestic Beds’ second-generation, liquid gel-infused H.D. memory foam mattresses are perfect for people with Alzheimer’s and can contribute to a better quality of life.

Most arthritics simply cannot fall asleep and get a full night's rest.

A cruel paradox: common for arthritics to be exhausted at bedtime, but their bodies are not physically tired. Joint immobility forces reductions in physical activity throughout the day, leaving arthritics' bodies with a surplus of energy when it’s time for bed. It’s no wonder why they struggle with insomnia.

As it stands, major retail mattresses are not designed to relieve joint sensitivity and pain.

So what’s the solution?

A mattress that supports and cushions inflamed joints and neutralizes counter-pressure. A mattress like that lays the groundwork for a good night’s sleep and sets a positive chain reaction in motion: the joints can rest and painful swelling can reduce; sleep can boost energy and lower pain sensitivity; arthritics are better equipped, physically and emotionally, to cope with their chronic pain.

Majestic sleep systems utilize multiple pressure-relieving layers for spinal support and comfort layers to alleviate arthritic stress and pain. Other layers increase recovery and regulate temperature. Together, these expertly-designed layers give sleepers relief starting on night one.

• RestoreGel, a patented Majestic sleep technology, absorbs excess body heat and relieves painful hip and shoulder counter-pressure.
• The proprietary Comfort Layer molds to the body’s contours to ensure proper spinal support and responds immediately to changes in sleep position.
• The Support Layer provides full lumbar support and supports neutral spine positioning.
• The Core Layer’s heavy-density base foam is firm and creates stability for the whole sleep surface, regardless of sleeping position.

Managing stress levels and creating a better sleep environment are key components to proactively managing blood pressure.

Stress makes it harder to sleep – but did you know that sleep can also be the cause of your stress?

Here’s why.
Around 2001, virtually all national brands and off-brand retail mattress companies began utilizing lighter, cheaper foams that are intentionally designed to break down faster, forcing customers into more product purchases, replacements, and upgrades.

You can spend up to $2,000 for a retail mattress from a major retail brand, but it will still break down 6 to 18 months later. It will likely need to be completely replaced in 6 years or less. Not a great investment.

It’s easy to get stuck in the cycle of poor sleep and pain: poor sleep surface prevents healthy sleep, which causes fatigue; fatigue increases sensitivity to pain; pain makes it harder to sleep.

Here’s how.
As your retail mattress comfort layers break down, the resulting counter-pressure on the hips and shoulders causes spinal contortion. That contortion directly causes bone and muscle stress, discomfort, and – you guessed it – poor sleep.

It also constricts veins and damages cellular structure. The resulting impaired circulation causes heart rate to increase, forcing the heart to pump harder to keep blood flowing (hypertension).

For chronic hypertension, Majestic Beds designed 2 distinct sleep surfaces that provide unparalleled spinal support and individualized, pressure-relieving comfort. Our mattresses promote healthy circulation and absorb excess body heat to facilitate deep and restorative sleep.

• The Majestic Plus offers the most pressure relief and adaptive support for individuals weighing up to 220 lbs.
• The Majestic Solution I provides firm stabilizing spinal support for chronic back pain and targets fuller support around the lumbar curve for individuals weighing up to 260 lbs.

Majestic sleep systems utilize multiple pressure-relieving layers for spinal support and comfort layers to alleviate arthritic stress and pain. Other layers increase recovery and regulate temperature. Together, these expertly-designed layers give sleepers relief starting on night one.

• RestoreGel, a patented Majestic sleep technology, absorbs excess body heat and relieves counter-pressure on the joints.
• The proprietary Comfort Layer molds to the body’s contours to ensure proper spinal support and responds immediately to changes in sleep position.
• The Recover Layer enhances the comfort layers' ability to conform to tender joints and minimizes surface counter-pressure to further reduce inflammation.
• The Support Layer provides full lumbar support and supports neutral spine positioning.
• The Core Layer’s heavy-density base foam is firm and creates stability for the whole sleep surface, regardless of sleeping position.

The RestoreGel Layer of a Majestic mattress absorbs up to 17° more excess body heat than foam.

What does that actually mean?

It doesn’t mean that it literally cools your body temperature by 17°. It means that, in the event your body throws off significant heat while you sleep, the mattress absorbs, disperses, and deflects it away from your body, rather than reflecting it back onto the sleep surface and making you too hot all over again (which is what major retail mattresses do).

Put differently: Majestic surfaces are keeping body temperatures neutral all night long.

But don’t just take our word for it. See how Majestic Beds changed Kathleen’s sleep forever.

"I am 61 and have been suffering from menopausal hot flashes and night sweats since I was 50. I was never getting a good night's sleep. I usually slept 4 hours or so and then couldn't go back to sleep due to being so hot and sweaty. Brain fog has been a huge issue.

Last year I decided to try a new mattress to see if that would help. I remembered Alan [Marten, Majestic Beds Founder] designed specialty beds, so I gave him a call. I selected the Majestic Sleep System he recommended along with a ‘cool touch’ specialty mattress protector and received it a week later.

The next morning, I texted Alan to tell him I had just slept 9 hours and when I woke up, the mattress surface was still cool to the touch! I was shocked and felt so well rested and had a great day.

That was over a year ago. I have never slept better. The horrible fatigue I suffered from is gone. With good sleep practices (Majestic Sleep System and Cool Touch mattress protector, cooler room, lightweight sleepwear, lightweight sheets), I sleep well just about every night now and the night sweats are a thing of the past!" – Kathleen A.

- Kathleen A.