There's More to Offer Than Just the Sealy Posturepedic

Sealy is the world's largest mattress manufacturer but most folks just know about the Sealy PosturePedic collection. But the company makes more than just the traditional innerspring kind, it also makes latex and the latest technical innovation; the memory foam mattress. The Sealy PosturePedic range of mattresses is its core brand.

The mattress was originally designed with the help of orthopedic surgeons. Until recently, manufacturers made mattresses without seeking any help from the medical profession; most still do. But, if you're seriously telling your customers that yours is going to support them better and give them a more restful night's sleep then you really ought to be designing and testing your product with healthcare professionals.

Of course Sealy aren't the only manufacturer now doing this, others like Kingsdown and Restonic are also designing mattresses with the help of the medical profession. In fact, the Kingsdown mattress is now sold in conjunction with the customer being analyzed using its patented Dormo-Diagnostics Sleep Machine - a computer program analyses your body shape, and weight distribution and compares this against medical studies involving millions of people. If you're thinking of buying a Sealy PosturePedic you should also take a look at the Kingsdown Body System mattress for comparison.

The Sealy SpringFree mattress is made from 100% latex. It's comprised of a solid high-density core and is laminated with different densities of latex foam to provide support and maximum comfort. Latex had gone out of fashion but it is becoming fashionable once again, due in part to the popularity of memory foam.

Many want the pressure relieving properties of memory foam but want a safer product that is also not heat sensitive so the body molding effect is instantaneous. The latex used in the SpringFree collection is synthetic. If you prefer natural latex then check out the Jamison Talalay mattress.

The Sealy TrueForm mattress is a memory foam mattress. Memory foam is viscoelastic foam that is both weight and heat sensitive and conforms to the exact shape of the person lying down on it. Unlike other mattresses, this has been shown to distribute weight far more evenly and so minimize pressure points.

All viscoelastic mattresses are made using a base block of high-density (non-memory) foam on top of which is laminated one or several layers of memory foam. All good memory foam should have a minimum of 5 lbs/cubic foot density - the TrueForm has 5.2 lbs.

Sealy make three different mattresses in the TrueForm collection; the 8, 9 and 11 Series. Each offers the same base layer but different configurations of the top, memory foam layers. There is far more on offer than just the Sealy PosturePedic mattress.

Both the latex and memory foam collections offer the consumer more choice as to type they want. Many consumer mattress reviews give all types a good overall rating. However, finding the perfect one is a very subjective matter and you are best advised to try out as many with as many brands - like the Jamison and Kingsdown mattress mentioned above - as you can before you buy.