REGENERATION
through "weightless" sleeping
The secret is to make sure that the deep sleep phase is long enough.
A perfect waterbed helps to make you feel fresher in the mornings, it helps you to feel more relaxed and ready to enjoy a new day.
The three most important advantages it offers are:
1. Regeneration through weightless sleeping and perfectly even support
2. Relax with the gentle warmth
3. True hygiene with a mite-free mattress
Surfaces which create a pressure greater than 28 mm Hg lead to congested blood circulation and force people to shift position numerous times in their sleep.
Surface pressure lying well below 28 mm Hg guarantees longer-lasting deep sleep phases, thereby allowing the body to increase production of the STH regeneration hormone (somatotrophin H).
Only a surface pressure of 28 mm Hj can ensure free blood circulation through the skin blood vessels. Higher surface pressures forces you to constantly shift the position of your body..
So the key to high-quality regeneration is making sure that our nightly deep sleep phases are long enough. The regeneration and growth hormone (STH - somatotrophin hormone) is generated virtually exclusively in deep sleep phases. This means that the deep sleep phase is the most important production source of the regeneration and growth hormone which is required to help the body recover from everyday stress and to help professional athletes to rebuild their muscles.
In adults this hormone is generated in reduced quantities.
It has been shown that TASSO beds enable people to achieve much longer-lasting deep sleep phases in comparison with conventional sleeping systems.
Your body no longer has to constantly shift position during the night thanks to the weightless sensation and perfectly even support experienced by your body.
Blood circulation in the vital areas of your body is not affected or interrupted.
The "pressure points" and bruising of the blood vessels which can occur when you are fast asleep on a normal mattress are a signal to your body telling it to shift position, thereby forcing you out of the deep sleep phase which is so essential for your health, vitality and enjoyment of life! A TASSO bed simply does not allow these kind of pressure points to emerge and ensures that your blood can circulate freely.
Conventional mattresses cause congested blood vessels in the key areas of your body such as your hips, shoulders and heels which forces your body to shift position numerous times during the night. This means that the deep sleep phases are interrupted and your body's production of the STH regeneration and growth hormone is reduced.
Relaxation
Heat is given, not taken away
In addition to the obvious advantages of the sensation of weightlessness when lying on a TASSO waterbed and the perfectly even support it provides, there is yet another reason to buy a TASSO bed: heat is given, not taken away.
1. Regeneration
2. Relaxation
3. Hygiene
Our innovative waterbeds warm and relax your body; the temperature controlled mattresses provide your body with the even and gentle level of warmth it requires to enable your muscles to relax. Your muscles can recuperate and your nerves can unwind.
That is how a TASSO mattress helps you to achieve a regenerative and therapeutic style of sleeping.
When you sleep your nervous system switches off, allowing your muscles and limbs a chance to relax and recuperate.
The TAS KA3 ceramic heating system is the safest and most modern waterbed heating element in the "Made in Germany" range, using an internationally patented ceramic heat dispenser based on space research. An intelligent high-tech heating system with a five year warranty, approved by the German Technical Inspection Association (GS TÜV).
Scientific Basics
Before there were waterbeds -- now there are TASSO beds. All thanks to new scientific progress made by the Vontana® Sleep Research Department.
In the past people simply tended to believe in a vague waterbed ideology; nowadays we know a lot more thanks to our Sleep Research Department. Working together with a variety of scientific institutes and universities, we have been able to provide key concepts with a solid factual basis and painstakingly transform these ideas into manufacturing realities: achieving exactly the right cut to prevent the "hammock effect".
Mattress surfaces which create a pressure greater than 28mm Hg cause blockages in blood flow and force people to constantly shift position during the night.
Mattress surfaces which create a pressure substantially lower than 28 mm Hg guarantee longer-lasting deep sleep phases which in turn allow your body to increase production of the STH regeneration hormone (somatotrophin H.).
Wave motion control systems which allow the water to continue doing its job: supporting your body in the most natural way possible.
Textile covers which breathe instead of perspiring.
Environmentally-sound water conditioners.
Heating systems which do not create electrical radiation fields.
We have created a genuine orthopedic mattress which can make life more comfortable for those people who suffer from back pain, estimated as a third of the population.
Making the lives of pregnant women easier, designing baby crib mattresses which allow the body to develop as it should and providing the best in emergency baby units for premature babies. Putting a stop to allergies and creating the kind of household hygiene which has never been seen before.
Combating the problem of snoring.
Opening new horizons in professional sport and athletics.
Heating systems which do not create electrical radiation fields.
Releasing people from stress.
Creating whole new sensations in the lives of handicapped and seriously handicapped people with the help of the Prenatal Room in the field of rehabilitation.
In short: the consistent transformation of knowledge into a product which can decisively and significantly improve the quality of life for every individual. Looking back we can see it is a small but important difference. Not all waterbeds are the same.
Back Problems
Why choose a TASSO bed?
"Three days away from my waterbed and I feel the old back pains coming back again".
TASSO beds are extremely helpful in treating back pain. They enable patients to sleep in a comfortable and relaxed position and provide them with a perfectly even level of support. This ensures that all the different parts of the body are supported equally, in particular providing much-needed support for the hollows in the neck and loin areas and the legs.
TASSO beds provide relief for your back, giving your back muscles the opportunity to relax whilst you are sleeping. Doctors have confirmed that the additional warmth provided by a waterbed further aids this relaxation process and serves to promote healthy blood circulation. Your entire body including any stressed areas is able to recuperate properly.
Back pains can be divided into two groups:
Acute Back Pains: This type of back pain is a result of strains to muscles and bone structures which occur in cases of bone fracture and inflammation. The problem of acute back pain has increased recently, especially among "casual weekend athletes" and those people who perform unusual types of manual work.
Chronic Back Pains: This is a more complex type of complaint. It is frequently observed in illnesses such as arthritis, osteoarthritis, curvature of the back or slipped or damaged discs and in those people suffering from a lack of bone minerals. It can also occur in those people who are extremely overweight or who have poor posture.Exercises to help muscles to relax: strengthening the back muscles can also help to reduce the pain. In many cases it is necessary to consult a physiotherapist or chiropractor. Many doctors prescribe heat treatment, massage and stretching exercises to help relieve the pain. Other doctors favor analgesia or prescribe sedatives to help muscles relax.HeatHeat treatment is a tried and tested method of relaxing the muscles and relieving pain in those people who suffer back pain. Many doctors recommend warm baths or electric heat pads. Hospitals offer a range of different types of heat treatment.HygieneNo breeding grounds for mites!Huge colonies of mites live and breed in the cavities of conventional mattresses, feeding on bodily secretions such as dead skin and perspiration.The droppings of these mites are known to be one of the main causes of allergies. Every time that we change position in bed, allergenic mite droppings are puffed out into the air as clouds of gray household dust which then settles in carpets, fabrics, wardrobes etc..TASSO Beds offer unbeatable levels of hygiene.Perspiration and dirt are unable to penetrate the body of the mattress. No mite breeding grounds or mold can appear. Perspiration from our bodies evaporates into the air as the heat rises.The fabric cover can be removed and dry cleaned or washed at high temperatures. It is also available in two separable parts. The water mattress itself is surface washable. The freshness of the water is maintained by adding biologically-degradable conditioner once a year.
Warming up and cooling down
The human body requires an even level of warmth similar to that which it generates itself in order to relax the muscles and relieve all sorts of aches and pains.
Why choose a TASSO bed?
Our new generation of waterbeds can be adjusted to "human" temperatures, allowing them to provide a cozy haven from daily stress. However, it is still easy to cool down a certain part of the body (to help with varicose veins, for example) by placing a cooling water pad under the affected area. The pad will simply be "absorbed" into the mattress surface.
Insomnia
Sleep is the gas station of life! We spend a third of our lives filling up.
Why choose a TASSO bed?
"It really helps me get to sleep".
TASSO beds make a significant contribution to helping you get a good night's sleep. When we are asleep, our body temperature goes down. A cold, conventional mattress can push body temperature even lower. TASSO beds are helping to change all that. They guarantee a stable, gentle and body-oriented level of heat over the whole area on which we are sleeping.
It is especially easy to see how much longer babies can stay asleep with this system - a fact which contributes to an improvement in their overall physical development.
Sleep is an essential element in helping us to stay in good health and maintain our quality of life. It is common knowledge that many known sleep disorders can be cleared up by good medical treatment and a change in lifestyle and sleep habits; also that "good sleep" normally results in complete relaxation with reduced digestive activity and increased muscle recuperation. From a biological perspective, sleep is a fundamental necessity for maintaining health and energy. That's why sleep is the gas station of life!
Sleep Disorders
Round about 30 % of the population suffer from sleep problems of one type or another. These include problems getting to sleep, waking up during the night or waking up too early in the morning.
Tired muscles at the end of the day help to ensure a good night's sleep, but the ever-decreasing amount of physical labor in our society means that this factor is often missing.
A Tasso bed can be seen as an excellent alternative solution in terms of clearing up sleep problems. The beds boast a whole range of innovative characteristics which effectively contribute towards greater relaxation. Medical studies have demonstrated that Tasso beds have an important role to play in helping people to achieve better sleeping habits more quickly and easily. Clear improvements are seen in how easi
ly a person gets to sleep, the length of time they sleep and the number of times they wake up during the night.
The STH regeneration hormone is only generated in deep sleep phases
Shifting position when you are asleep interrupts production of the regeneration hormone.
The regeneration and growth hormone (the STH somatotrophin hormone) is generated almost exclusively in the deep sleep phase.
In other words, the deep sleep phase is the primary source of the growth hormone which is essential for the processes of regeneration and recovery from everyday stress and for building up athletes' muscles -- a growth hormone which is even then only produced in reduced quantities in adults.
Good waterbeds have been shown to offer extremely long-lasting deep sleep phases in comparison with conventional sleeping systems. They distribute the pressure created by the weight of your body evenly, meaning that is no longer necessary to constantly shift position during the night (and they ensure that blood circulation in the key areas of the body is not interrupted or disturbed in any way).
However, not all waterbeds are capable of offering these advantages; it is all very much dependent on achieving the correct relationship between the fill level, the cut of the water bladder and the design of the frame and furnishings.
The reason that your body has to shift position so much when you sleep on a conventional mattress is that tissues are being crushed and compressed in the key supporting points of your body, such as your hips and shoulders. This results in the constant interruption of deep sleep phases which in turn means that your body produces less of the STH growth hormone required for regeneration.
A visible sign of the disturbances in blood flow caused by the use of conventional mattresses instead of waterbeds is the good waterbeds.
In this pilot study, scientists trained in performance physiology were able to demonstrate significant improvements in the regenerative capabilities of an athlete's leg muscles as a result of sleeping on a good waterbed instead of a conventional mattress.
Measurements were taken from three marathon runners during their training in the three-week study.
During the first week, the athletes slept on their normal mattresses. In the second week, they were given the chance to get used to their new waterbeds. Finally, in the third week, the runners were subjected to the same training program under the same conditions as in the first week with the only difference being that they rested and slept on waterbeds.
The aerobic tests were performed under the same kind of conditions which are applied in the German Association of Track and Field Athletics..
The scientists documented three significant improvements to the athletes' performance as a result of resting and sleeping on waterbeds:
1. Improved micro-circulation of the external skin layers
On the basis of the recorded data for urea, CK values and I/t curves, we can assume that this also applied to the deeper layers of tissue. The improved circulation of the blood resulted in clearly superior regenerative capacity.
2. Promotion of systematic physical relaxation and deep sleep
The measurements taken of heartbeat frequency provided an important indication that the athletes were sleeping more soundly. Their deep sleep phases lasted longer, allowing their bodies to generate more of the vital growth hormones which are a factor in boosting the ability to recuperate and regenerate.
3. Reduction in high blood pressure
Athlete No. 1 had long suffered from high blood pressure which was set at 150/90 with 10 mg of Adalat. The values measured in the first week corresponded to expectations based on this condition. However, in the third week of the tests, the systolic pressure fell constantly to reach a level of 125 mm Hg in.
So what conclusions can be drawn from this? Basically, it shows that in addition to the subjective improvements in well-being observed in the athletes, it was also possible to achieve improved relaxation in the muscles and reduced damage to the muscle membranes. This research study is available at no cost from the WBN.
