On 01/10/13 09:40, David Hill wrote:
I know that this is totally off topic but thinking about how many gardeners have back problems I thought I'd ask my question here.
It's time for me to change my mattress and my back is giving me a lot of problems.
I'm wondering about a Memory foam mattress, but I don't know anyone who has one.
Are they as good as the advertising says, or is it just hype.

Only you can answer that, because it is specific to your back.

My daughter had her spine surgically straightened, and has
to sleep on either a lilo -- or memory foam.

Plan to lie on a mattress for half an hour to find out
what works for you. Tell the assistants why, and
if they aren't OK with that then walk out.

Be aware that you can get mattresses that are mostly
foam with a bit of memory foam on top. Might or might
not be good for you.

You can also get "toppers", i.e. 5cm or 7cm thick
sheets that you put on top of your ordinary mattress.

My daughter now uses a 7cm memory foam topper.
(£120 from a foam-cutter shed, £170 from a bed shop.)