I bought a waterbed and within two week felt like a new person. Not until about two years later did I realize that my sinus problems had become fewer and much less severe. Waterbeds have gone through a lot of changes in the past 10 years with the development of fiber filled mattress and soft side waterbeds which look and are used like conventional mattress but with all the benefits of a waterbed. Listed below are some of the major health benefits as documented by health professionals across the country. Approximately 32 million people in the United States suffer some form of arthritis requiring medical care.
Many medical authorities classify arthritis as the nation's number one crippling disease.
It occurs in all ages from infancy to late adulthood, but medical studies indicate that 97 percent of people over 50 have some arthritic condition that will show up on X-rays. Basically, arthritis is an inflammation of a joint which causes pain and immobility. There are several types of arthritis, the most common being rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and gout. Medical studies have shown that equal distribution of the body weight in a controlled volume of water will benefit most arthritics. The even distribution of the patient's weight will reduce pressure on the major joints that are inflamed or affected by different forms of arthritis.