Orthopaedic Advisory Board
SEALY MATTRESS RANGE
Backed by leading orthopaedic science
Boasting the largest mattress R&D facility in the Southern Hemisphere and a long history of research into sleep biomechanics, Sealy has established an Orthopaedic Advisory Board (OAB) in Australia. The OAB comprises of a group of prominent orthopaedic experts/professors whose role is to conduct research into spinal alignment during sleep and its impact on sleep quality and comfort.
Scientifically Engineered Support
Our mattresses are developed with orthopaedic specialists to promote optimal spinal alignment and lumbar support. This helps reduce muscular tension and ensures comfort across various sleeping positions.
Advanced Coil Technology
Featuring our patented coil systems made of titanium alloy, each mattress responds to your body’s weight and movement, delivering deep-down support and reducing motion transfer.
Pressure-Relieving Comfort Layers
We utilize premium materials, including memory foam and gel-infused visco, to create comfort layers that conform to the body’s contours, relieving pressure points and reducing tossing and turning for a more restful sleep.
Durability and Quality Assurance
Sealy mattresses undergo rigorous testing in our NATA-accredited research and development centre, ensuring they meet stringent standards for comfort, support, and longevity, providing customers with a 10-year guarantee.
Scientifically Engineered Support:
Our mattresses are developed with orthopaedic specialists to promote optimal spinal alignment and lumbar support. This helps reduce muscular tension and ensures comfort across various sleeping positions.
Advanced Coil Technology:
Featuring our patented coil systems made of titanium alloy, each mattress responds to your body’s weight and movement, delivering deep-down support and reducing motion transfer.
Pressure-Relieving Comfort Layers:
We utilize premium materials, including memory foam and gel-infused visco, to create comfort layers that conform to the body’s contours, relieving pressure points and reducing tossing and turning for a more restful sleep.
Durability and Quality Assurance:
Sealy mattresses undergo rigorous testing in our NATA-accredited research and development centre, ensuring they meet stringent standards for comfort, support, and longevity, providing customers with a 10-year guarantee.
The Birth of Sealy Posturepedic
World’s First Mattress Approved By Orthopaedic Surgeons
Back in the early 20th century, mattresses were primarily designed for comfort, but the concepts of support and firmness were largely overlooked. Sealy recognised this problem and conducted research with leading orthopaedic surgeons.
In the 1950s the ‘founding fathers of Posturepedic’ were Orthopaedic Surgeons Dr Robert G Addison and Dr Charles O Bechtol. Through years of dedicated research, they created the Posturepedic® Support Principle that the ideal alignment for the body at rest is the same as the alignment of the body when standing. A mattress is considered orthopaedically correct support when it supports your body in its natural position, assisting the body in relieving muscular tension, particularly in the lower back region, and across various sleeping positions.
This principle enabled Sealy engineers to fine-tune bedding technologies and mattress constructions to provide correct spinal alignment support, leading to the world’s first mattress approved by Orthopaedic Surgeons.
The Birth of Sealy Posturepedic
World’s First Mattress Approved By Orthopaedic Surgeons
Back in the early 20th century, mattresses were primarily designed for comfort, but the concepts of support and firmness were largely overlooked. Sealy recognised this problem and conducted research with leading orthopaedic surgeons.
In the 1950s the ‘founding fathers of Posturepedic’ were Orthopaedic Surgeons Dr Robert G Addison and Dr Charles O Bechtol. Through years of dedicated research, they created the Posturepedic® Support Principle that the ideal alignment for the body at rest is the same as the alignment of the body when standing. A mattress is considered orthopaedically correct support when it supports your body in its natural position, assisting the body in relieving muscular tension, particularly in the lower back region, and across various sleeping positions.
This principle enabled Sealy engineers to fine-tune bedding technologies and mattress constructions to provide correct spinal alignment support, leading to the world’s first mattress approved by Orthopaedic Surgeons.
The OAB We Work With Today
Leaders in Orthopaedic Science
The new OAB from the Queensland University of Technology Biomechanics and Spine Research Group (BSRG) was established to continue to build on Sealy’s rich orthopaedic heritage.
Geoff Askin
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Dr. Askin has been an international leader in spinal surgery for over 30 years. He is a pioneer for new surgical techniques to correct spinal deformity.
Robert Labrom
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROF.
A practicing orthopaedic surgeon for 20 years, Dr. Labrom has contributed key understandings towards the development of the human spine.
Mark Pearcy
EMERITUS PROFESSOR
Professor Pearcy has 40 years of biomechanical research experience, focusing on movement and how we can be supported by artificial joints and implants.
Paige Little
ASSOCIATE PROF.
Assoc. Prof. Little is a global leader in the field of sleep spinal alignment, combining modelling and imaging techniques to understand internal spinal movement.
Daniel Green
SEALY R&D MANAGER
A mechanical engineer and the head of Sealy R&D, Mr. Green has been pivotal in advancing knowledge and measurement techniques in sleep spinal alignment.
The Birth of Sealy Posturepedic
Establishing The Posturepedic® Fundamentals
Sealy’s work with the OAB has helped us establish two key pillars of knowledge: the Posturepedic® Principle and our Posturepedic® Support Criteria.
The Posturepedic® Principle
The ideal sleeping position for our body is the same as when we are standing. When the mattress is orthopaedically supporting the body in this alignment, it helps to prevent backaches and related pain. This drives the fundamental aspects of a Posturepedic® mattress. The OAB’s ongoing research gives us insight into the movement of the spine and how alignment changes impact the quality of our sleep.
Posturepedic® Support Criteria
This criteria defines the ideal range of movement for sleepers on their back and sides. The criteria is designed to eliminate misalignment, improve sleep and lumbar support. The OAB collaboration helps us to improve our knowledge and testing capabilities in this criteria.
Relentless Innovation in R&D
Our Newest SAMs-Spinal
Alignment Mannequins
Our Newest SAMs-Spinal Alignment Mannequins
Innovation remains the cornerstone of Sealy’s philosophy. At our cutting-edge research facilities, we continuously refine our designs to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
We developed our newest SAMs (spinal alignment mannequins) to assist in measuring the support characteristics of different surfaces and mattresses while assessing how they perform against our Posturepedic® Support Criteria.
Used for testing in our world-leading R&D centres, SAMs are designed and calibrated to move and respond to every mattress in the same manner as our human body would.
After undergoing rigorous testing, SAM allows us to gain a greater understanding of how the human body interacts with a mattress for better restful sleep.
Our Mattress Technology & Customer Reviews
YOUR SLEEP SUPPORTED BY SEALY
Comfort And Science Have Aligned
Our beds are designed on the core principle that a mattress needs to maintain the body’s natural posture, supporting pressure points and allowing muscles to relax. Inside every Sealy mattress is a dynamic support system engineered to meet this design criteria.
SEALY CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Real Stories, Restful Nights
91% of Sealy Posturepedic customers extremely satisfied with their mattress. Discover what makes Sealy the trusted choice for sleep quality. Hear from our customers about their sleep experiences and see how Sealy mattresses have transformed their sleep and well-being.
