What is a Mattress Topper?

Mattress overlays and toppers play an important role in maintaining the skin health of a person who has to stay in bed for long hours. They are gentle support surfaces for a mattress designed to prevent constant strain on the user’s body. Overlays and toppers provide support and minimize pressure points thus protecting the body from friction and shear and therefore, pressure ulcers. An overlay and topper is spread on the mattress to increase patient comfort and lower pressure on bony prominences. It is generally filled with substances such as air, water, gel or foam. The therapeutic cover distributes pressure uniformly thus not exposing the body to painful pressure points. Browse our extensive range today!

Benefits of Mattress Pad for Hospital Bed

Lightweight: Hospital bed overlays are lightweight in construction and can easily be rotated or flipped around.
Mobile: Mattress overlays and toppers can be taken on your travel and used elsewhere, too, because of their lightweight design and easy to handle size.
Economical: Buying a mattress overlay and topper that will suit the patient’s needs proves cheaper than buying a full size mattress. You can buy an overlay with the same medical properties as a mattress and at a much cheaper price.
Multiple Size Options: Mattress toppers and overlays are available in multiple sizes so the user can pick the exact size and thickness.
Easy To Handle: Maintenance of the overlay mattress pad is easy because it is light in weight and not cumbersome to clean or spread on bed. One person can easily handle it, unlike a full size mattress. Some can even be washed in a machine.

Does Medical Mattress Topper help in back pain?

Sleeping on a too firm mattress puts too much pressure on your back, causing discomfort. Since your spine has a natural curvature, allowing the spine to fall into neutral alignment is the best way to alleviate pressure. By providing pressure-relieving cushioning in the hip and shoulder regions, a mattress topper can help back pain while also providing enough support, so the body doesn't sag.

Choosing the Best Hospital Bed Overlays

Choosing the best hospital bed overlays will depend on your doctor’s recommendation of the best configuration suitable for your needs. They provide the right therapy in two different ways – dynamic and static.

Dynamic option offers constant change in pressure across the pad surface. Patients at high risk for pressure ulcers can consider alternating pressure pads which change pressure points thereby reducing risk. Air cells on the pad inflate and deflate alternately to provide a shift in pressure on the body keeping blood circulation flowing and air flow keeping the body dry and cool. In combination with low-air-loss systems, alternating pressure mattress overlays and toppers provide a dry, moisture-free sleeping environment.
Convoluted and foam overlays are good examples too of static pads which distribute weight evenly. A foam overlay offers maximum pressure reduction because of the multiple layers. The “egg-crate” texture of foam mattress provides special cushioning and comfort thereby reducing friction.
Other good products with static option in mattress overlays and toppers are gel hospital bed overlays and water-filled overlays. Water/gel overlay for hospital bed offers cooler and comfortable alternative for patients with proper balancing of the body in the mattress center because of the internal baffles in these products. A patient with incontinence issues will find these overlays suitable too because they are made with medical-grade, antimicrobial vinyl.
A gel mattress pad for hospital bed with a foam core is a great product to have to prevent friction and shear and for uniform pressure distribution.
Memory foam overlays provide excellent therapeutic support surface because of their temperature-sensitive memory foam which responds to body heat for additional support and comfort.

Types of Mattress Toppers

At Health Products For You, there are different types of mattress overlays and toppers available. These include:

What is the difference between Mattress Toppers, Pads and Protectors?

Mattress Topper- In general, mattress toppers are several inches thick and rest right on top of your mattress. The purpose of a mattress topper is to make your bed more comfortable, whether it is to add solid support or pillowtop softness.
Mattress Pad- Pads for mattresses are not as dense as toppers. Instead of only sitting on top, they often usually go on your bed like a fitted sheet with five sides. with a mattress pad, you won't get as much added comfort as you would with mattress topper, but mattress pads are usually less expensive and can also help protect your mattress from stains or spills.
Mattress Protectors- Mattress protectors are specifically designed to protect your mattress from items such as accidents, dust, and bedbugs. Toppers and pads can theoretically prolong the life of your mattress by shielding it from wear and tear, but if you're only trying to keep your mattress dry, a protector is more appropriate because it typically does not have comfort enhancements.

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Where to buy Hospital Mattress Topper Online?

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