When you take into consideration the amount of pressure you place on your shoulder and hips if you are a side sleeper, neck if you are a stomach sleeper, or lower back and sacrum if you are a back sleeper, you will realize that visco-elastic pressure-sensitive memory foam will offer you the best chance for “reducing the overall pressure placed on your joints” by contouring them without pushing back against them. With latex added to a memory foam mattress, it can offer a bit more spring against the concavities like the small of your back or sides, while not losing the ability to contour and displace pressure points.
Is Memory Foam Really the Best Support for Achy Joints?
by Rick Swartzburg | Oct 6, 2016