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STUDIES & SURVEYS

STUDIES & SURVEYS ABOUT TEMPUR PRODUCTS

TEMPUR Products have been used in many clinical studies to estimate their effect on different pain sufferers. Here you can see a few of them.

Furthermore, TEMPUR is used and recommended by more than 75,000 Professional Medical Customers worldwide.

EFFECT OF THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE AND SLEEPING NECK SUPPORT
ON PATIENTS WITH A CHRONIC NECK PAIN

According to the survey, combining the use of a shaped neck support pillow with therapeutic exercise guided by a physiotherapist is the most effective way of treating prolonged neck pain.

J. Reumatol 2007;34:151-8.
PRESSURE RELIEVING MATTRESSES AND PILLOWS IMPROVE THE SLEEP OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM JOINT DISORDERS

According to the survey, Tempur Mattresses and pillows chosen individually according to subject reduce pressure strain and pain among patients suffering from musculoskeletal disorders. 78 % of the subjects felt that TEMPUR Mattresses and pillows had improved their sleep significantly.

Pirkanmaa Universityof Applied Sciences, Welfare Clinic 2008
SLEEPING AND RELATED FACTORS IN PEOPLE WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES

The subjects slept on TEMPUR Combi mattresses (20 cm) and pillows during a rehabilitation period. 91 % of them were satisfied with the mattress and 80 % with the pillow. During the investigation their fatigue and musculoskeletal symptoms after wake-up decreased. The subjects slept better during the rehabilitation period than at home, which they attributed to the mattresses and pillows that they used in the research.

Lilja, 2007, University of Tampere
EFFECT OF FIRMNESS OF MATTRESS ON CHRONIC, NON-SPECIFIC LOW-BACK PAIN

According to the survey, a medium-firm mattress reduces chronic, non-specific lumbar pain.

Kovacs, Abraira et al. 2003
TEMPUR NECK PILLOW REDUCES SNORING AND IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF SLEEP

According to a survey conducted in the United States, 73 % of the partners of snoring persons reported that they slept better when the snorer used a TEMPUR Neck pillow that supports the body correctly and keeps the spine straight.

Preston-Osborne Marketing Communication and Research, USA, 2005
A RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL USING DIFFERENT TURNING INTERVALS
AS PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS

The aim was to assess how patient turning frequency and the use of pressure relieving mattresses affect the development of pressure ulcers. The results indicated that turning the patient every 4-6 hours on a TEMPUR-MED mattress was more effective than turning every 2-3 hours on an ordinary mattress. The TEMPUR-MED mattress withstands a 50 % error margin in turning frequency without serious tissue damaged being caused to the patient.

Defloor T, University of Gent, Belgium, Grypdonck M., University of Utrecht, Halboorn J, Utrecht University Hospital, the Netherlands