Hello everyone,
I have been stalking the forums for a bit reading up on all of the wonderful information provided. I want to thank everyone for the informative posts. I do understand that the feel of a mattress is subjective, but I am wondering if there is a particular type of mattress material that would be better for a person that has a torn rotator cuff. Any help on this matter would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Brandy 
Hi nichicara,
There is no specific type of mattress that would be best for a rotator cuff injury so I would follow the same steps in the mattress shopping tutorial as for any other mattress purchase except if you sleep on your side I would especially make sure that the mattress is soft enough under your shoulders to allow your shoulders to sink in enough and reduce pressure on the torn rotator cuff if you sleep on that side (and I would also avoid sleeping on that side for extended periods of time). I would also make sure that you choose a suitable pillow that keeps your head and neck in good alignment to help reduce some of the tension and pressure on your shoulder and it would also help to sleep with a pillow in between your arm and torso on the side of the injury which can also help prevent tension on the tendon.
Phoenix
Thank you so much for your input. I just ordered the #BESTMATTRESSEVER in soft. Thank you Phoenix for all of the work that you do. It truly helps those of us that would be totally in the dark otherwise!
Hi nichicara,
Congratulations on your new mattress
As you know I think you made a great quality/value choice and I’m looking forward to your comments and feedback once you’ve received it and have had the chance to try it out.
Phoenix
A comfortable sleeping posture for a damaged rotator cuff will greatly be determined by the actual damage to the rotator cuff. Is it anterior, posterior, accompanied by labrum damage, etc? However, in general you’ll want to try to avoid sleeping on that shoulder (if you’re a side sleeper), and if you do sleep on that side you’ll want to try and avoid too much direct pressure on the damaged shoulder.
When sleeping on your side (on the good shoulder), try placing a large pillow or body pillow against the front of your torso, providing a bit of a “bench” upon which you may rest your arm with the injured shoulder. When sleeping on the side with the injured shoulder, try placing a pillow behind your back and leaning back slightly against it, while at the same time bringing both your arms forward and hugging a pillow placed against your torso. This allows for your shoulder blade to be abducted a bit and takes some of the pressure off of the joint so that you’re not lying directly on the shoulder joint. Also, make sure that you have a pillow of the proper width under your head to keep your neck in good alignment.
In extreme cases some have found relief with products like this.
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Having gone trough two shoulder surgeries, I feel your pain.
Good luck.
-Jeff Scheuer
Owner, Mattress To Go
Thank you Jeff for this informative post. You gave me more information than my Orthopedic surgeon or rehab specialists. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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Thank you Jeff for this informative post. You gave me more information than my Orthopedic surgeon or rehab specialists. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [/quote]
You’re very welcome. I hope your shoulder is feeling better. Physicians and PTs have no training with mattresses, so hopefully you can combine everyone’s advice and come up with a comfortable sleeping posture.