Around five years ago I began to suffer from hip and shoulder pain in bed. Already at that age when sleep begins to suffer, joint pain was not one of the symptoms I had bargained for, especially since the classic sprung mattress plus foam topper I'd been sleeping on for a good three or four years had been perfect for me, until suddenly it wasn't.
I'm a determined side sleeper, which meant that I was not only waking up every morning with pain and a stiff body, but that I also tossed and turned throughout the night to get comfortable. After months of physio, osteopathy, yoga and sleep deprivation, I decided not so much that my existing mattress was worn out and in need of replacement, more that it just no longer suited my body.
