It would be great if you had years of comfort and adequate support from your mattress. We advise rotating your mattress at least once every three months to keep it in outstanding shape. It entails shifting your mattress from top to bottom, from the head of your bed to the foot.

 

Frequently rotating your mattress is crucial since it evenly distributes comfort fillings. Additionally, it implies that you’ll utilize all sides equally.

 

Here is where the lateral rotating mattress enters…

 

Intended to do away with manually rotating and adjusting the patient both during the day and at night.

 

Lateral Rotation Mattresses are portable systems that combine the advantages of lateral rotation, little air loss, and pressure alleviation. Bilateral rotation of patients is possible because of selectable turning angles. It lowers the possibility of difficulties brought on by immobilization. Additionally, by controlling heat and moisture, easing pressure, lowering friction, and minimizing shear, the Lateral Rotation Mattress Systems provide unrivaled patient comfort and pressure ulcer care. You can rotate paraplegic individuals on these beds and mattress systems to help with pressure redistribution.

 

A rotating air mattress is needed for patients needing assistance turning and moving their body weight while lying in bed due to various illnesses. Many health issues could develop without this skill, such as bed (or pressure) sores, skin tissue deterioration, and infections affecting different internal organs. Using air pressure to produce an angled plane that forces the body to spin, a turning mattress, often referred to as a lateral rotation therapy mattress, allows the user to move to the side regularly.

 

Why do people use lateral rotation mattresses?

 

Patients who risk developing bed sores and circulation issues should use lateral rotation mattresses. Pressure ulcers cause discomfort, a protracted hospital stay, and a delayed rate of health condition healing. They pose a serious and expanding problem for patients confined to a bed or wheelchair who cannot move, lose control of their bowels or bladders, and have skeletal or diminished mental awareness. When a stationary patient is left in one position, an infection can quickly spread to the lungs, respiratory systems, and other essential organs. Turning and moving the patient’s weight makes these issues much less likely to arise.

 

Who should use a lateral rotation mattress?

 

Rotational and turning mattress systems are helpful for those who experience the following conditions:

 

  • Old-age related mobility
  • Stroke victims
  • Injury to the spinal cord
  • Rheumatic Arthritis
  • Unconscious patients
  • Dystrophy of the muscles
  • Sclerosis multiplex
  • ALS

 

Benefits of the lateral rotation hospital mattress

 

Overly prolonged lying in one position can be risky. Therefore, it is essential for someone bedridden to shift positions constantly. Traditionally, patients unable to perform this for themselves would ask a caregiver for assistance. There is a better approach. Everyone’s life can be made simpler by a self-rotating hospital bed mattress, including that of the patient, caregiver, and loved ones. The top three benefits are here. Let’s see them.

 

  • Improved care efficiency

 

Patients are not the only ones who profit from rotating hospital mattresses. Caretakers benefit much from it as well. They can rest, confident that the patient’s immediate requirements are being met, rather than waking up in the middle of the night to rotate a patient manually.

 

The caregiver will typically be able to sleep better even if they need to get up to assist the patient to the bathroom. As a result, they have more potential to be well-rested and better able to concentrate on providing their patient with the greatest care. More significantly, they may concentrate on other needs, like grooming and emotional care, since they don’t have to worry about rotating the patient frequently.

 

  • Treatment of complications is more simple.

 

An alternating-pressure hospital bed mattress eliminates the need for a caregiver to help patients change their body posture. The automated air pumps that inflate and deflate portions of the mattress to give regular, constant rotation make it happen automatically and as needed.

 

It not only helps to provide increased patient comfort but also the more efficient treatment of issues like bedsores. Sometimes, patients may find themselves uncomfortable even if they are not immediately at risk of getting a pressure ulcer. Patients can change their position without summoning a caregiver with a revolving bed. It increases the patient’s comfort level and gives them more control over their lives.

 

  • Better sleeping conditions

 

A rotating hospital bed mattress provides an advantage that is commonly disregarded and prevents some complications. Patients typically sleep better since they are more at ease and can change their weight and position independently. They are less likely to experience nighttime awakenings due to stiffness or pain from staying in one position for an extended period. It results in greater overall quality of life and faster wound healing.

 

  • It helps with the movement of lung fluid.

 

A mattress with lateral rotation pins from side to side in scheduled cycles to redistribute pressure and prevent pressure sores. The same lateral rotation facilitates fluid movement throughout the lungs to lessen respiratory problems. A lateral rotation reduced low air loss mattress system can be a better option if someone has serious respiratory and skin deterioration concerns.

 

  • It comforts the body.

 

The lateral rotation mattress may enhance the risk of falling if the patient’s bed’s head is lifted. These mattress systems may be slightly inclinable, but the risk of falling increases with each degree of inclination. It is especially true for people lacking the core stability required to maintain an upright posture. Sit in bed and see the mattress leaning 40 degrees to one side. You have a greater likelihood of falling to one side. Even worse, get out of bed completely. Lateral rotation mattress systems are intended to be primarily flat for patient safety.

 

Final Thoughts

 

Lateral rotation mattresses from AvaCare Medical provide programmable lateral rotation therapy that may be altered whenever the user’s needs change. It will help prevent or reduce pressure injuries (bedsores) and respiratory illnesses like pneumonia, as well as the pain, subsequent medical interventions, and related discomfort. People with spinal cord and traumatic brain damage, as well as those coping with the difficulties of ALS, and many other incapacitating disorders, will find it especially helpful.

Which lateral rotation mattress is the finest option for you must be decided by an expert. Call us at 1-877-813-779 or email info@avacaremedical.com if you have any inquiries about specific products.