Inclined Bed Therapy: Sleeping Inclined To Restore and Support Your Health For Free. Fascinating Science, Discovery, History and Medical Research In Circulation And Posture, by Andrew K Fletcher. Read the Success Stories. Check the Forum.
Bladder control Testimonials
#DeepSleep #LucidDreams #nocturia #posture #respiration
Am in my 70s. Have been sleeping inclined six inches ( two bricks) for two years now. Would not go back to flat bed after this. Deep sleep, lucid dreams, have not been to Osteopath or Chiropractor since starting IBT, because every night is like a treatment stretching my spine. My posture has improved and I find it easy to stand and walk more erect whereas before I always charged along with head forward and neck bent. Surprisingly, it has not helped leg issues like small veins or feet swelling but the quality of sleep is wonderful! Told my neighbour about it and with just two inches raised, he said straight away he went from three trips to the toilet during the night, to once only.
Dear Andrew, after two years happily sleeping raised on two bricks, 6 inches, I removed them because my son was coming to visit and as he'd just has a hip replaced and I live in a one bed flat, I gave him my bed and I slept on the floor.
During the two years, I had no help with swollen ankles but a lot of other benefits, one of which I've published which was posture certainly great sleep and lucid dreaming.
After one week on the floor, suddenly the ankles weren't puffy any more! I suspect the sudden change helped that. I wanted to go back to IBT but a bit lower as the mattress and I slid down each night in the past, so a neighbour made me two inch block with indentation for the legs. He inserted them and it felt very good. Ankles continued to be normal, sleep hood didn't keep a record of effects I'm sorry to say. Then my cleaning lady moved the bed and it came off the blocks. I live in a seniors village, the neighbour who made them was too ill to help me lift the heavy king single bed onto the blocks, so I've slept flat for eighteen months. Not breathing well and up to the toilet several times a night.
A varicosity started on left leg, the neighbour is somewhat recovered and a new man has moved next door so I asked both of them to put the two inch blocks back. They did and the first night resulted in a great sleep and the following afternoon I noticed how easy it is once again to walk more upright, as though spine stretched out.
I like the two inches because it's a high bed and I'd had trouble climbing in with six inches, but perhaps three inches would be great. Anyway, wonderful sleep, only up once a night ( I'm 76) woke this morning thinking sleep has become medicine. Will communicate further down the track. Sent your updated sites to a UK friend who promptly raised his on big books and sent the info forth worldwide. Many thanks again.
Canberra
A.C.T.
#improvedsleep #nocturia #bladdercontrol
Better Sleep, Better Bladder Control
I've inclined my bed by 6 inches (150mm) and can't believe what a difference its made to my sleeping. I used to awake a minimum of 3 times a night to visit the loo, but no more. Until I started this 5 days ago I couldn't remember the last time I slept for more than 2 hours, but now I sleep for 6 hours straight! Thank you!
Karl
Crewe
Posted Date : 01-05-2015
No more waking up to pee (nocturia)
A healthy 70 year old friend of mine began inclined bed therapy around July of 2015.
Prior to raising his bed he was waking up every 2 hours during the night to pee.
Within the first two weeks of raising his bed he noted that he either slept straight through the night or woke up to pee one time.
Today is September 18, 2015 and he still has great bladder control during sleep thanks to the inclined bed
Thank you Andrew Fletcher.
Mike
Posted Date : 18-09-2015
#Prolapse and Bladder leaks, #incontinence
Dear Andrew,, We read about Inclined Bed Therapy in an article, we tried it right away with 15 centimeters (6 inches) under our head. That was 7 days ago.
After 3 nights sleep my wife had urine leaks the 4th day while walking downhill and again on the 7th day walking on the flat. She has slight pain in the lower abdomen region.
She’s 58 years old, 32 years ago, at the birth of her last daughter she had a prolapse, she had recovery therapy and has been fine since.
Could this be a natural re-adaptation phenomena and should we persist and continue or
Should we put the head at 8 centimeters (4 inches) and work up progressively.
Yesterday we put the bed on a 8 cm incline to try, today again my wife had urine leaks while walking.
We are a concerned and would like to have an idea, Have you ever heard about this kind of thing? What do you suggest?
Thank you
B & B
ANDREW'S RESPONSE
My son's partners mum had a prolapse which she was told required corrective surgery. The good news is, it went back all by itself and has never presented a problem since. It takes quite a while for muscles to tone back up, which in turn hold the bladder in it's correct position.
It may be beneficial as you say, to raise the bed by 8cm and increase once the problem has subsided. What may be happening, and I suspect this is the case, is that oedema is being drawn back into the circulation and this is causing increased urination. If this is the case than it should resolve once oedema has been eliminated. Oedema can be stored all around the body and can be moved to the ankles initially while the pressure changes in the veins catch up with it. Hope this makes sense. kind regards Andrew
31 August 2016Grenoble
France
Posted Date : 19-10-2016