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4 Sports that strain your back

  • Sleep Wellness
Being an active person with an active lifestyle is a healthy way to live. While many sports requires full body movement, some sports may affect the back more than other parts of the body. According to the Changi General Hospital, 60%-90% of the population will experience low back pain (LBP) at some point in their lives. Annual prevalence of LBP symptoms is estimated to be 50% in working adults, and 14–30% of people have some low back symptoms each day among Singaporeans. If you are active in any one of these sports, you should keep in mind your back health when you play and rest if you find yourself straining.

Best mattress for Stomach, Back and side sleeper

  • Mattress
To start off, what is your sleeping position? Though a majority of folks tend to toss and turn between different positions in the night, most people favor certain positions over others. Maybe you’re someone who likes to start off on your back and roll over to your side. Or perhaps you spend most of the night on your side and then finish things off on your stomach while hitting snooze in the morning. Sometimes, you might wake up with a sore neck or back, affecting your quality of sleep.

Can your mattress affect your sleep?

  • Mattress
A bad mattress can cause discomfort, making it more difficult to fall asleep and potentially leading to multiple nighttime awakenings. In turn, poor sleep quality has effects on your physical and mental health. The therapeutic benefits of quality sleep are unparalleled.

How can your mattress help with back pain?

  • Mattress
Are you waking up constantly with a stiff or sore back? Felt like you have not slept at all? If your answer is yes, check the following list to see if your mattress may be a factor or even the cause.

Different Lifestyles Require Different Mattresses. Here’s why

  • Mattress
Sleep is important. At least, you know by now that not sleeping sucks. Recent research is unequivocal: you need sleep for a healthy body and a sharp mind. More specifically, sleep is essential for helping muscles rest, recover, and rebuild after exercise.

What mattress is suitable if you have a slipped disc?

  • Mattress
Let’s start at the beginning with some anatomy- your back has an important supporting structure called the spine. The spine is made up of stacked-up bones called the vertebrae and between these vertebrates are spongy (inner layer called the disc nucleus), rubbery-like (outer protective layer known as the annulus) discs that help to cushion the impact between the vertebrae, during any kind of movement.