SLEEP POSTURE
AND SPINAL ALIGNMENT

Why we believe The DUX Bed is the best mattress for back pain.

Good quality sleep forms the backbone of good spinal health. That’s good news — after all, acquiring the best mattress for back pain is well within your control. When you consider the constant stress your spine endures every day you owe it to yourself to give it some relief at night.

We feel The DUX Bed is the best bed for back pain, not only because it aligns your spine through dynamic contouring support, but also because it can be customized to the exact requirements of your body. With this, your back muscles can not only get the relief they need, but also a consistent opportunity to heal.

THE MYTH OF THE HARD BED

Transcending Firm or Soft

Do you know why you have been told that sleeping on a firm bed is good for you? Historically mattresses were made of materials that would compress. This caused mattresses to sag in the middle forcing people to sleep in a hammock position. Not surprisingly people complained about back and neck pain and as a remedy were told to put a board under the mattress for support. Thus, the myth of the hard bed was born.

When selecting the best mattress for back pain, most people equate firmness with support, and softness with comfort. However, the best method for evaluating a mattress is to examine how it supports the spine. Maximum comfort and health can only be achieved if your muscles can completely relax and your spine is supported in proper alignment.

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Illustration of a body lying on a firm bed showing a curved spine

FIRM
Studies show that if a mattress is too
firm it forces your body to conform
to it. DUX is just the opposite –
it conforms to you.

Illustration of a body lying on a soft bed showing a curved spine

SOFT
When a mattress is too soft,
your body sinks into a hammock position,
causing your spine to curve unnaturally.

Illustration of a body lying on a DUX bed showing straight spinal alignment

THE DUX BED
DUX contours to your body, supporting
the entire length of your spine so it can
rest in the most natural, healthiest
position possible.

WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK

Your muscles work to protect your spine all day - they deserve a break at night.

According to medical research, over 80% of us will experience back pain at some point in our lives. The chairs we sit in, the shoes we wear, the sports we play, the stress in our lives — all contribute to back pain. And back muscles don’t necessarily go to sleep when you do — they can stay tense if your mattress doesn’t provide proper, continuous support.

PASCAL: OUR CUSTOMIZABLE CASSETTE SYSTEM

THE BEST MATTRESS IS THE ONE THAT FITS
THE EXACT NEEDS OF YOUR BODY.

Our Pascal Cassette System allows every DUX bed to be customized to the individual needs of you and your partner. Simply arrange the components in accordance with your size and weight. And if your body changes due to injury, pregnancy or aging, just reconfigure the cassettes to match your new needs.

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CUSTOMIZABLE LUMBAR SUPPORT

Should you require a little extra lumbar support — either permanently or due to a temporary condition like a sports injury or pregnancy — the DUX 8008 model includes a removable hand crank so you can increase the bed’s lumbar support to your exact need.

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TYPES OF BACK PAIN

There are many types of back pain and, thankfully, different solutions for each of them. Each individual may experience pain in their back at different times in their life. Whether you suffer from lower, middle, upper or upper back or neck pain, there may be a pillow, bed or mattress solution that can help to alleviate it. Getting quality sleep is important to your health – sleeping with less back pain can help you get the rest you need by supporting tired or over-worked back muscles so they can relax and heal while you sleep.

Since 1926, the experts at DUXIANA® have been studying back pain and sleep habits in order to perfect the design of The DUX® Bed and to help create the ideal environment for the relief of neck and back pain. Once you've learned a little more about types of back pain you can start looking for the perfect, customized DUX solution.

Learn about Back Pain

Interact with each pain point to learn about common types of back pain with considerations that may ease your pain and help you to get a good night's rest.

Neck Pain

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Middle Back Pain

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Upper Back Pain

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Lower Back Pain

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Although you might feel pain in your neck, there are a variety of spinal problems that may be causing this type of back pain.
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Upper back pain is less common that other types of back pain, but is still an uncomfortable problem for many people.
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Learn what types of activities or sleep positions might be putting pressure on your mid-back and causing pain.
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Did you know that about 80% of adults will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives?
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WHY IS SLEEPING ON YOUR SIDE THE BEST POSITION?

"Side sleeping is the best position and here's why. It's the only position that allows the spine to straighten out. There's also very little pressure on the spine when you lay on your side. If you sleep in a fetal position, it takes even more pressure off your lower back."

As a back specialist with two decades of experience, Dr. Jason Gordon explains how spinal health is affected by the positions in which we sleep.

DEEP SLEEP - THE ULTIMATE GOAL

Researchers at The Karolinska Institute, the prestigious medical university that awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, performed a study investigating the effect different types of mattresses had on the body and sleep quality.

Their results showed that those who slept on a DUX bed not only fall asleep faster, but remained in deep sleep longer – a good thing since deep sleep has been proven to be the only sleep stage where muscles can heal and repair themselves.

In an independent sleep study conducted by the Karolinska Institute of Sweden, the sleep patterns of individuals using a variety of innerspring mattresses were measured using an EEG to record the electrical activity in the cerebral cortex of the brain. The study demonstrated that DUX users not only reached the Deep Sleep stage of sleep faster, but remained there longer. This is especially beneficial since it is during Deep Sleep that the body and immune system recovers and repairs itself.

* BRL, 1985, 1989 (Bed Research Laboratory, Associate Professor Evert Knutsson, Associate Professor Sven Engdahl)

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