Can sleeping in a hammock prevent bed sores?

I would suggest that a waterbed – mostly but not totally filled – will have more ‘give” and do better at the whole thing of avoiding bedsores because of staying stationary.

There are special mattresses for prevention of bedsores and possibly to ease the pain of pressure on them. As I understand a bed sore it is an area that has been pressed on too long therefore causing pressure and a resultant sore. So if the hammock was static the same issue might occur.

It may cause back problems, so perhaps it may solve one problem and create another.

Go for something like this if it is financially possible: http://www.medicalairmattress.com/

I don’t know about bedsores, but when I sleep in a hammock diagonally my back feels better. Of course that’s as opposed to sleeping on the cold hard ground. The key to hammocks is to get one large enough that you can get your body flat when you lay on it diagonally. (and of course not wiping out)

I’ve never heard of hammock as a solution. I don’t see any mention of hammocks in “this” article by Mayo Clinic either.

….This article.

@ZEPHYRA is absolutely right, an alternating air mattress is what is needed/used to prevent pressure sores. I am in bed 24 hours a day, minus time I get up to shower, I have used an alternating air mattress for at least 8 years and do not get pressure sores. These type of mattresses are made up of vertically running cells filled with air, by means of a pump the cells alternately inflate and partially deflate so the pressure varies in cyclical fashion, my mattress cycles every 15 minutes. The only drawback is the reliance on the National Grid, when there is a power outage it resorts to a small backup battery in the pump, I also have a slightly bigger backup battery designed for use with computers which gives me several hours backup but I have to say I am always somewhat on edge when there is an outage. On 2 occasions during the last several years I have had my father hire a small generator to get me through.

@Flo Yes, you won’t find it anywhere. I was simply wondering if a hammock would work. I got the idea after seeing some video clips of people who still use them as actual mattresses.
@Adagio Thank you for your input. But for the person who couldn’t afford that, wouldn’t a hammock allow them to be able to get air circulation without the help of machines?

@Pandora It’s not to do with air circulation, it’s all to do with preventing pressure in one spot for too long, I do not think a hammock would be in the least bit helpful when it comes to preventing pressure sores. In regards to cost, in NZ all the equipment is funded and maintained, it has not cost me a cent, but I understand it is not the same situation in the US, more’s the pity, it must make life extremely difficult for those who do not have adequate personal funds.