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TempurPedic ® foam beds and pillows
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. NASA PRESS RELEASE - MAY 6, 1998 A foam material developed by NASA researchers to cushion pilots against the rigors of test flight, and currently in use aboard the Space Shuttles, is now being successfully sold in pillows and mattresses by a Lexington, KY, company to treat disorders ranging from sleeplessness to the more severe illness of pressure ulcers, commonly known as bedsores. Tempur-Pedic ®'s products have been cited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as "very effective for the treatment and prevention" of bedsores and "very comfortable" to patients. Both the Veterans Affairs Department and the National Institutes of Health have purchased hundreds of Tempur-Pedic ® products for use in their pain management and ulcer treatment programs. Bedsores, which can be fatal if left untreated, cost the Medicare and Medicaid programs almost $2 billion annually for treatment of wheelchair-bound, nursing home and hospital patients. The one millionth pillow produced by the company, Tempur-Pedic ®, was presented by its CEO, Robert Trussell, to NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin, on Wednesday, May 6, at 5 p.m. EDT in the NASA Headquarters Auditorium, 300 E Street, SW, Washington, DC. Administrator Goldin said, "This NASA technology designed to protect astronauts and pilots is now being used to help the elderly, the disabled and hospital patients. NASA is deeply committed to transferring our unique knowledge to improve the quality of life for all Americans." Tempur-Pedic ®'s Trussell added, "We have taken NASA's space-age material and developed it into 'body friendly' bedding, which distributes pressure more evenly throughout the spine, joints and other parts of the body." Tempur-Pedic ®'s pillows, mattresses and other products made from Temper Foam have billions of self-ventilating memory molecules that slowly react to body heat and weight. It was first developed by NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, for use in aircraft test-pilots seats and to protect airline passengers in crashes. Temper Foam was recently inducted into the United States Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame, Colorado Springs, CO.
Improves sleep quality
The Tempur 2000 Mattress moulds to your body and gives you a
feeling of weightlessness Mattress
adapts to your body, whereas an ordinary mattress forces your body
to adopt to the mattress. It relieves the pressure from your
shoulders, hips, arms, knees, heels etc., allowing your body to rest
in a tension free position. When you first lie down on the Tempur
Mattress it may feel quite firm. However, through your body
temperature and weight the Tempur Material softens and moulds to the
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