Archive for April, 2009

What are pressure points and how can we avoid them? They can best be described as muscle pain with local spot tenderness in a tense band of muscle fibres that exhibits as a sharp point, a “pressure point”, when any kind of pressure (passive or active) is put on them. A lot of things can cause them: nutritional deficiencies, chronic infections, allergens, psychological stress, nerve entrapment, congenital skeletal abnormalities, muscle trauma sustained in accident or injury, the list goes on. Read the rest of this guide »

You cannot underestimate the importance of having a good mattress. Consider this: if you spend even seven hours per night asleep, 365 days per year, that is 2,555 hours in one year alone on your mattress. Over 20 years, you’ve spent 51,100+ hours with your mattress. Your mattress has seen you through sleep cycles good and bad, and depending on its quality and your state of health, has assisted you by offering you comfort, given your body support while you sleep, and relief from the aches and pains of daily living. Read the rest of this guide »