Abstract

Energy spent during daily activities is recuperated by humans through sleep, ensuring optimal performance on the following day. Sleep disturbances are common: a meta-analysis on sleep quality showed that 15–30% of adults report sleep disorders, such as sleep onset latency (SOL), insufficient duration of sleep and frequently waking up at night. Low back pain (LBP) has been identified as one of the main causes of poor sleep quality. Literature findings are discordant on the type of mattress that might prevent onset of back pain, resulting in an improved quality of sleep. We conducted a systematic literature review of articles published until 2019, investigating the association of different mattresses with sleep quality and low back pain. Based on examined studies, mattresses were classified according to the European Committee for Standardization (2000) as: soft, medium-firm, extra-firm or mattresses customized for patients affected by supine decubitus. A total of 39 qualified articles have been included in the current systematic review. Results of this systematic review show that a medium-firm mattress promotes comfort, sleep quality and rachis alignment.

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Title
What type of mattress should be chosen to avoid back pain and improve sleep quality? Review of the literature
Author
Caggiari Gianfilippo 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Talesa, Giuseppe Rocco 2 ; Toro Giuseppe 3 ; Jannelli Eugenio 4 ; Monteleone Gaetano 5 ; Puddu Leonardo 6 

1  Università degli Studi di Sassari, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Sassari, Italy (GRID:grid.11450.31) (ISNI:0000 0001 2097 9138) 
2  University of Perugia, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, Perugia, Italy (GRID:grid.417287.f) (ISNI:0000 0004 1760 3158) 
3  University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, Naples, Italy (GRID:grid.9841.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2200 8888) 
4  University of Pavia, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico IRCCS San Matteo, Pavia, Italy (GRID:grid.8982.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1762 5736) 
5  University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Orthopaedic, Trauma and Spine Unit, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, School of Medicine, AOU Policlinico Consorziale, Bari, Italy (GRID:grid.7644.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 0120 3326) 
6  Rovereto – Arco Hospital, Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Rovereto, Italy (GRID:grid.7644.1) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Dec 2021
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
15909921
e-ISSN
15909999
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-021-00616-5
ProQuest document ID
2607918170
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.