As someone with osteopenia, I have difficulty sleeping due to bone pain at night. Looking to buy a mattress that may ease the pain & help me sleep, but have no idea what to look for. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I currently have a VERY firm memory foam mattress which I think is much too hard. Added a softer memory foam topper but it hasn't helped much.
Hi, I have osteoporosis and also woke several times in the night with painful legs and hips and aching all over in the morning. I have just replaced my mattress with a medium one with a soft spongy feeling layer on the top, probably memory foam. The difference is incredible- no leg pain or aching hips and a restful night. I also invested in a softer pillow. I think soft but supportive is the answer for bone pain. Good luck.
Does thismake you sweat?
No, it's from John Lewis, it's on 60 day return so we get to return it in 60 days if not comfortable. All you need to do is buy a matress protector at the same time. We did this as not sure if I needed an even softer matress and we could exchange it if needed.
Can you tell me which one you bought? And how would returning it work? All the ones I've looked at online come vacuum packed & the conditions say that they have to be returned in the original packaging; getting it back in the packaging to return it would be impossible?
Hi, it's called Climate 2000, from John Lewis. We went into the store and tried them and they explained the 60 day return policy. It's not on all matresses. You have to buy a matress protector at the same time .If the matress proves unsuitable you can exchange it but not return it. I would advise going into a store if at all possible.
They delivered the matress and explained that if unsuitable they will return to collect. We were delighted by the service we received.
Thanks so much for your explanation. Sadly, I live in rural Wales & there are no John Lewis shops. Or any shops, really.... Will maybe have a look at ordering online but I'm really worried about buying something without trying it out first.
I have the comfortzone medium memory foam from Dunelm. Extremely comfortable.
Same question. I am looking for one, but understand the foam makes you overheat
Does a foam mattress make you sweat?
my mum has a bed and the back tilts up, and with pillows it is supportive, helps her in and out of bed, on the day couch is a wedge shaped foam, so with pillows about 30 degrees
Hi I had pain in my hip and thigh when sleeping at night. I bought an orthopaedic shaped pillow to put between my knees and it worked brilliantly. It might be worth a try before investing in a new mattress. Strangely since taking a drug holiday from Alendronic Acid the pain has gone! Occasionally my hip hurts so I use my special pillow. Hope you can resolve your problem soon.
Very interesting. I've had pain for several years, even before I had to start taking breast cancer drugs, which have definitely made it much worse. Just been prescribed Alendronic Acid & surprised to hear that it's made your pain worse - so I now know to watch for that, thanks! Previously, I just had pain in my long bones. Due to the drugs, I now have pain in all my joints as well, so I don't think just a pillow will help, sadly. Think I really do need a whole new mattress but I've tried every bed in the house & none are comfortable. I feel like the Princess & the Pea.....
Hello, I’m a same age and my Dexa scores put me in the osteopenia arrange too. I discovered 11 months ago that I had two fractured vertebrae and I’m currently on alendronic acid. I bought a new mattress within a month of diagnosis and while he didn’t totally solve the problem it did make a huge difference. I bought a high-quality mattress with independent pocket springs, i.e. not foam.. it gives excellent support and the independent pocket springing minimises rebound when my partner turns over.it gave a definite feeling of being properly supported.. is also very quickly reduced the pain I was getting when I turn over in the night. I went to a very good bed Shop that had a huge selection of mattresses and test drove a good selection..
I have a silentnight airmax topper also. I do not find it sweaty
Well, I doubt any two people like the same mattress and when I bought my most recent mattress earlier this year the young man who sold it to me says he would never recommend any particular mattress to a customer.
After many years many beds and many disastrous mattress choices I realise I now that I need springs of some sort - previous mattress was a soft Tempur one which really didn’t suit my body at all. Far too hot and the worst thing for me was that couldn’t turn over easily.
What I finally realised after waking up in far less pain when we were in a holiday cottage was that I needed the bounce you get from springs to enable me to turn over so I headed off to Dreams the bed warehouse.
The young man there asked what sort of pillow I liked - flat! - gave me a pillow, pointed out the sprung beds and left me to it to wander around and lie on all the possible beds. He checked in every now and again to show that he knew we were there but he didn’t try to guide us and once we had chosen it was he who said he never advised anyone what to get or told them what sort of bed he had.
In the end I bought this one Dream Team Swaffham Combination Mattress it was on a half price offer - I notice it is again - has a little bit of foam in it somewhere but I can honestly say I sleep like a log now, I don’t overheat and I’ve even started to have a lie in which I haven’t wanted to do for years.
I’ve also gone back to using a metal bed frame where the mattress just sits on top. My previous bed was a John Lewis wooden frame - it looked lovely but the mattress sort of sank half way into the frame and I just wasn’t able to make the bed myself as I didn’t have the strength to lift the corners of it high enough to fit the sheet over.
I feel your pain, I bought a pocket sprung firmish mattress as my back pain started to worsen, I ended up trying a foam topper as it was not very comfortable, by the timei was diagnosed around may this year, have tried allsorts toget comfortable. I still feel like I'm lying on concrete and my pillow regime changes daily. I do find a sorter mattress now more bearable. It's not easy though!
No, it really is a total nightmare and it’s expensive too. I’m like you too - I could open a pillow shop, as you say your pillow regime can change daily.
I've had serious back problems since the early 1980s so my quest for a comfortable bed has been on the go since then, then a couple of years ago I fractured my sacrum which hasn’t helped at all.
It really isn’t easy, in the past I used to feel guilty about saying how awful my back felt but recently I’ve dipped into my life savings and bought my own bed or mattress so I don’t feel so bad.
When I was young I could have slept on anything - now I’m like the Princess and the Pea. It’s ridiculous really.
Hi osteometoo ,
Just dropping in to wish you a very warm welcome to our community. Sleep is so important and makes such a difference to our daily life, so we really appreciate you sharing your experience with us. We can see you've already connected with some of our wonderful members, and we hope you can continue 
Just to let you know, we have lots of information on our website about bone health and practical tips that might feel helpful: theros.org.uk/information-a...
Really hoping you can find something to offer you more peaceful rest!
All the very best,
Lulu
ROS Moderator
Thanks, Lulu. Sadly, I still don't really know what to look for in a new mattress which might help my bone pain at night: people made helpful comments, but without getting a brand name or a definive type, I'm still no wiser, really. It seems it's still just a "suck it & see" situation. But I've tried 7 different mattresses in our home & feel like The Princess & the Pea; none of them are comfortable & the best night's sleep I've had in the last 5 years was on our old, saggy sofa that the dog usually sleeps on, that I was driven to in desperation - & she wasn't happy about it. I was hoping that your site would have recommendations for suitable mattresses/beds to ease pain, but I haven't been able to find such information. xx
1. Consider your sleep position. I broke my wrist in early May and was sleeping in an armchair with feet up, arms cradled on extra pillows, back supported with small firm pillows, and my head sinking comfortably into a soft pillow, which kept very arthritic neck straight and head supported enough to enable complete relaxation.
Imagine my surprise to find that I was sleeping better than I had for years! Since then I've shed the arm support pillows, but think otherwise I'll keep this. It does lend new meaning to the expression "making the bed" and I think there are adjustable bedframes which do the same thing.
2. Sheepskin can add padding to stop pressure on joints if that is the problem.
If feel a bit daft asking this here - but a very high DEXA score?
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