Adjustable Beds Key Terms

Getting comfortable with adjustable bed terminology

Adjustable beds are crucial for hospitals, but they've also found another place to reside - in homes. For comfort, flexibility and relief from aches, pains and other medical conditions, adjustable beds provide the optimum sleeping solution for many people. If you plan to sell, manufacture or buy adjustable beds, you need to first familiarize yourself with the common terms you'll run across.

For those new to adjustable beds, this guide offers definitions to six relevant terms: adjustable bed, adjustable base, articulation, semi-Fowler position, core and Visco elastic memory foam.

Adjustable bed

An adjustable bed is one which allows users to raise or lower the head and/or the foot of the bed via electronic or mechanical controls. The two primary components of an adjustable bed are its base and mattress. Adjustable beds are sometimes referred to as hospital beds or electric beds.
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Gain a better understanding of adjustable beds and the different types by reading the report at bedutopia.com. It covers coil spring, memory foam and Latex foam mattresses, as well as adjustable air beds, electric adjustable bed frames, electric hospital beds, popular adjustable bed name brands and adjustable bed accessories.

Adjustable base

With adjustable beds, the adjustable base is the mechanical part of the bed that permits a mattress on top of it to change positions. The base is also called a frame or foundation.
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Learn more about how an adjustable base works and view one in action at BeyondBeds.com.

Articulation

With regard to adjustable beds, articulation refers to the points on the bed where it bends. Many adjustable beds have two-point articulation, meaning they bend at both the top and bottom sections.
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Scroll down to the adjustable bed frames section at BestBedGuide to read more about two-point articulation.

Semi-Fowler position

The semi-Fowler position is a reclining position that has the back resting at an approximate angle of 45-degrees.
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Read more about the significance of the semi-Fowler position in the article on adjustable beds at Futon Covers Online.

Core

Core is the word used to describe the inside portion of a mattress that provides its supportive structure. Innerspring, Latex foam and memory foam mattresses all have cores.
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Learn more about Latex foam mattress cores that undergo tests in nine areas by scrolling down about 1/3 of the page to the video link "Talaly FactoryLatex Video" at the Electropedic Beds website.

Visco elastic memory foam

NASA originally developed Visco elastic memory foam, also known as Visco or memory foam, and it has since undergone reengineering to produce mattresses that keep a sleeper from tossing and turning by reducing body pressure points. Memory foam mattresses used on adjustable beds also improve circulation and lessen any pain or discomfort one might expect from disruptive sleep.
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Learn more about memory foam density and thickness at A1Mattress.com.

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