The science & engineering of a mattress and why It matters for sleep ⬇️⁣ ⁣ Be honest — have you ever “tested” a mattress for 10 seconds and made a £1,000 decision?⁣ ⁣ Orthopaedic Surgeon drjude_ agrees that a quick lie-down doesn’t always give you the full picture.⁣ ⁣ “As an orthopaedic surgeon, I’m less interested in the showroom feel and more interested in what happens after 6–8 hours. When you’re asleep, your muscles should switch off. If pressure isn’t evenly distributed, they stay subtly active all night - which is why you wake up stiff instead of restored.⁣ ⁣ That’s what impressed me about the SleepPro system at Bensons for Beds. It doesn’t rely on guesswork - it maps how your body loads the mattress and helps adjust firmness to suit you.⁣ ⁣ And construction really matters:⁣ ⁣ 🦴 Memory foam → moulds to your contours for pressure relief⁣ 🦴 Pocket springs → move independently to support different zones⁣ 🦴 Open coil → more uniform, traditional feel⁣ 🦴 “Orthopaedic” models → typi...