If American did not have a successful space program, millions of Americans would be waking up feeling quite a bit more tired each morning. Without NASA, there would be no visco elastic foam, and without visco elastic foam, there would be no visco elastic foam mattresses.
Visco elastic foam was invented at NASA in the 1960s, as NASA engineers were seeking a way of protecting their astronauts from the enormous build up of gravitational forces, or “Gs’ which they undergo during the liftoff and re-entry phases of space flights. It proved so successful that it began to be used in other applications, including as cushioning for bedridden patients in hospital burn units.
Visco elastic foam proved so comforting to burn victims that before too long began showing up in automobile seats and pillows. As more and more people were exposed to it, the demand for visco elastic foam for home sleeping use skyrocketed.
How Visco Elastic Foam Works
The visco elastic foam mattress and pillow differ from “regular” foam in that it lacks the bounciness of regular foam. Visco elastic foam will take on the shape of whatever object is placed on it, and when object is removed, will slowly return to its original shape. When a person lies on a visco elastic foam mattress, the heat and weight of that person’s body will cause the foam to slowly reshape itself to the body’s contours, creating full, evenly distributed bodily support without pressure points.
A visco elastic foam mattress will shape itself even to physical irregularities, like curvature of the spine or bones misshapen from arthritis. It completely eliminates the discomfort associated with sleeping an unforgiving inner spring mattress and box spring.
Benefits Of Sleeping On Visco Elastic Foam
Having sleep interrupted several times a night by joints or bones suffering from too much pressure is a common problem for millions of sleepers. So is awakening from night sweats. A visco elastic foam mattress will eliminate both of these problems because it will not cause pressure points, and has air channels designed to release warm air from its interior, controlling heat accumulation.