Waterbeds have many medical benefits.The waterbed was, after all, already in use in the medical world before it become a commercial success on  open market. It was discovered that the  state of  apparent weightlessness helped enormously in preventing and curing bedsores and in the treatment of severe burns. The gentle, even support and the warmth of a waterbed are also  beneficial  for  people  who suffer arthritis,rheumatism  and  certain back disorders. Furthermore, waterbeds are extensively used  in  the  care of premature babies and are a great help for pregnant women. Because  no dust or bacteria can lodge in a sealed watermattress and because a watermattress is easy to clean, it is also frequently used in the treatment of allergies and asthma. And finally, it has been proven that one falls asleep faster and achieves a deeper sleep on a waterbed.  A good uninterrupted night’s rest is generally  considered  one  of  the  best  medicines. The support, the comfort and the warmth all contribute to better health and a more relaxed air.

    Now that the waterbed has become more and more established as a healthy,comfortable sleeping system, you can find waterbed owners in all areas of society. Young or old they’ve all found their way to a waterbed.For many,  the deciding factor was one or two of the specific benefits of a waterbed; others elected for this sleeping  system  because they heard about it through friends and acquaintances. People who want to stay healthy as well as those who want to relieve specific ailments go for a waterbed to make their  life more comfortable. A good night’s rest is, after all, a pre-condition for being  in top condition during the day.

   Good back support is very important, particularly when you are growing. That is the  time  when  the  back takes on its shape, which  will be very  difficult to change or  correct in later years.A waterbed is the ideal sleeping system for a growing youngster. It's been proved that young children fall asleep more quickly,sleep for longer periods without interruption and are calmer in general if they sleep on a waterbed.

 Nevertheless you must never leave a child under the age of 2 yrs unattended.

You must always add conditioner at regular intervals to keep the water in your waterbed mattress fresh. Apart from that, you can  clean  the  mattress surface with a  special vinyl cleaner. You can also wash or clean most covers. How the cover has to be cleaned depends on the particular washing instructions. All this means  that a  waterbed  is  a perfectly hygienic sleeping system. With regular maintenance, you  can  also  avoid the build-ups of skin scales, body salts, house dust mites,  bacteria a nd moulds that you get with traditional mattresses. This is particularly beneficial for allergy sufferers.

it is important to choose a superior brand waterbed mattress and liners.These products, after all, guarantee that the plastics in your waterbeds contain no harmful components.This is less clear with some cheap imported mattresses.

A waterbed supports your back in the best possible way. When you lie on a waterbed, the water moves so that it takes up the precise shape of your body.The bed doesn’t  sag, but adjusts precisely and instantly to your body, whatever your weight. These  properties, combined  with  the  dramatically  reduced  pressure on the surface and  the wonderful warmth, provide the ideal support for your back.

Waterbeds provide a cleaner sleeping environment

Want to sleep with the critter below? Dust-mites are a microscopic relative of spiders that live in our furniture and carpets. They thrive in our bedrooms because of the heat and warmth we give off. Dust mites feed off our dead skin cells. Unfortunately   their droppings have a protein that many people are allergic to.

     Ten percent of Americans today have asthma which is the leading cause of children missing school. Dust mites are possibly the number one cause of asthma problems in the home.

     Dust  mites  live about six weeks and female dust mites lay between 60 to 80 eggs during their lifetime.The mites have no natural predator so they just keep multiplying. A full size mattress has approximately two million dust mites in it. A gram of dust has 1,000 dust mites in it. Old pillows may have as much as 10% of their weight made up of dead dust mites and droppings. Makes you think, huh?

     Fortunately  for  owners of traditional waterbeds, they are easy to take care of. Simply wash all bedlinens weekly in water that is over 140 degrees temperature and wipe the mattress down with mild soap solution, and rinse. Periodic washing of  pillows  is highly recommended. And special pillow covers are also available to help prevent pillow reinfestation. Vacuum your carpets and furniture weekly with a  quality vacuum cleaner.

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	Quality waterbeds provide: Even distribution of pressure ⊕Therapeutic Heat ⊕Clean sleeping  Environment

Even distribution of pressure

A waterbed shapes itself exactly to every part of your body providing even distribution of pressure and a restful nights sleep. Waterbed sleepers move only occasionally during the night, about once an hour. People suffering chronic pain appreciate  the  health   characteristics of a waterbed.

The modern waterbed can be traced to  Dr. William Hooper of Britain who recognised the benefits of a pressure-free waterbed surface in 1851.  He introduced waterbeds using a rubber mattress to treat certain medical disorders. Waterbeds are widely used  in  the care of premature babies and are a great help for pregnant women.

     On a traditional bed, sleepers move once every six minutes on average! This is caused by pressure on elbows, shoulders, and other areas in contact with the bed.       Pressure  points  slow  the  blood and sleepers unconsciously move during the night to relieve these areas of discomfort.  Clearly  you  can't   sleep well if your doing the equivalent of a marathon in your sleep. Traditional beds  loose  50% of  their  sleep  quality in five years because the springs wear and the covering breaks down.

Long-term quality:

Since water does not wear out, waterbeds also  sleep the same way after many years, as they do the first night. This is probably why many large stores have stopped selling or promoting waterbeds. Waterbed mattresses last too long! The typical  bedding  store is set up to sell a new bed set every three to five years with a much higher price tag.

Heat is therapeutic

People with waterbed heaters fall asleep faster. With traditional beds it takes anywhere from a few minutes to fifteen minutes or longer  for  our bodies to get the bedding to a comfortable temperature where we can fall asleep.

We have disks in our  back  called  intervertebral  disks. They are fluid filled and they loose fluid during the day and become stiffer. The harder we work our backs, the more they are affected. Favorable  heat  from our waterbeds combined with the even pressure of  the  waterbed  combine  to relax the back much faster and allow the spine to be quickly restored to normal.

    Heat relaxes overworked muscles and can temporarily relieve the effects of arthritis, rheumatism and other joint conditions.

    If your    bed is keeping you up, maybe it's time for a water-mattress!