Poor mattresses can make your child's spine hurt too soft or too hard
Interviewed expert / physical therapist Lin Keyu, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huangpu Campus, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
Tingting, who was 1 year old, had been sleeping in the same big bed with her parents. Some time ago, she found that Tingting had some hunches. On the advice of medical professionals, in the furniture city ​​mother chose a child mattress for her and let Tingting sleep alone. Three months later, Ting Ting's hunchback problem improved.
Does the inappropriate mattress cause the child to hunch? The answer is yes! The child's bone development has not yet been shaped, and a mattress that is too soft or too hard is not conducive to the health of its spine.
Not a trumpet "adult mattress"
Many children sleep with their parents after birth. Even if they sleep alone, most parents do not care much when choosing mattresses for their children, thinking they are just small adult mattresses. In fact, otherwise, Lin Keyu, a physical therapist in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Huangpu Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that children ’s sleeping habits and body structure are different from adults ’. Selection needs to be considered.
It is understood that there are no standards for children's mattresses in China. The merchants are designed and manufactured according to the general safety standards of the national standard. There are hidden dangers in terms of safety precautions, ergonomics and children's growth and development. When parents purchase Pay special attention.
Not too soft or too hard
Some parents want the child to sleep comfortably and give the child a soft mattress; others think that the child sleeps on a hard bed, which is good for spine development. What kind of mattress is more suitable for children? Lin Keyu introduced that mattresses that are too strong or too soft are not good. A mattress that is too soft, although comfortable to sleep, is easy to fall, and it is difficult to turn over; while a mattress that is too hard cannot properly support all parts of the body, but it will cause more serious chronic injuries to the spine, especially developing children, Once the spine is damaged, it not only affects the length and appearance, but also may affect the development of internal organs.
The ideal mattress should be composed of soft upper and lower layers and a strong, firm and elastic middle layer. On the one hand, the middle layer can provide the necessary support for the child's body, and on the other hand, when it is subjected to the pressure generated by the weight, it can be transferred to the soft lower layer, thereby supporting the child's body without spinal deformity.
In addition, in addition to considering the elasticity and support, children should also pay attention to whether they are green and environmentally friendly. To ensure that the mattress surface cloth uses 100% cotton, the internal glue must also use environmental protection glue.
Neck and waist especially need support
Lin Keyu suggested that when buying a mattress, let the child try to lie down and let the child lie on it. Lie down in the usual sleeping position and see if the mattress can provide enough support for the child's shoulders, waist and hips, so that his spine maintains a natural physiological neutral position. Keep your spine on the same level when lying on your side. With the natural changes in the shape of your shoulders and hips, you need to get more support for your neck and waist when you lie on your back.
In addition, choose a mattress based on the difference between height and weight. The lighter-weight person sleeps on a softer bed, causing the shoulders and hips to fall into the mattress slightly, and the waist is fully supported. The heavier children are suitable for sleeping on a harder mattress, and the strength of the spring can provide good support for every part of the body. You can refer to the comparison table of height, weight and soft and hard mattress, it will be more scientific. In short, sleep habits, body weight and height all have an influence on the choice of mattresses. There is no best, only the most suitable. It is necessary to regularly perform posture checks on the human body and check whether the mattress has large unrecoverable depressions.
Tips
How to maintain the mattress?
1. Frequently flip the mattress: In order to avoid the sleeping bias of the mattress, Lin Keyu recommends that parents in the first year of buying the mattress, swap the positive and negative, and the left and right every two or three months. This can make the mattress evenly stressed, and then it can be flipped about every six months. Occasionally change the placement direction of the mattress, so that the wear of various parts of the mattress reaches a balanced state, which can extend the service life of the children's mattress.
2. Don't let the baby jump on the bed: jumping on the bed will make the single point force too great, which will damage the spring and deform the mattress.
3. Keep it clean: Do not let your baby eat on the bed, the juice and snack debris left on the mattress are difficult to clean and breed bacteria. It should be dehumidified regularly to prevent breeding bacteria. Some mattress covers can be removed and washed, which is hygienic and ideal design.
If it cannot be removed and washed, the mattress should be cleaned regularly with a vacuum cleaner to keep the mattress clean. When the liquid is poured and penetrated into the inner layer of the mattress, please do not wash it with water, immediately absorb it with a hygroscopic rag, and then use a blower to cool the air (hot air is strictly prohibited) or an electric fan to dry it. In addition, do not use dry cleaning fluid to clean the bed surface, as this may damage the cloth surface. If the mattress is stained with stains that are not easily removed, use alcohol to scrub if necessary.
4. Dry the mattress from time to time: keep the mattress dry to achieve a refreshing and comfortable sleep and extend the life of the mattress.
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