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For those with back pain, sleeping on the wrong mattress can lead to an agonizing night of rest. Worse yet, those restless nights will quickly multiply unless you address the issue promptly and invest in a new mattress. But that’s where the best mattress for back pain can be a godsend.
Many of the best mattresses you see online have some combination of buzzwords that may make you think they’re designed for folks with back pain. But what’s most important is knowing the correct materials and firmness levels that impact your spine’s alignment and reduce the pressure your back endures throughout a night of sleep. For instance, the best mattress for side sleepers may not be the best for those with back pain (and vice versa).
To find the best mattress for back pain, and to help you sift through what is or isn’t legitimately helpful, we enlisted the team at CNN Underscored to undergo the ultimate test: to throw out their old mattress and sleep on a new one for 30 days. Each of the 10 mattresses tested below claims to help reduce back pain in some capacity, and every tester reported varying levels of back discomfort. Ultimately, two mattresses emerged as the best options for most people.
After three weeks of sleeping on the Leesa, our tester, Underscored content strategist Madison Yerke, experienced a noticeable improvement in her comfort and sleep quality. The mattress strikes a great balance between firmness and cushion, and allows her body to mold into it without sinking in too deeply. The foam adjusted well to her back and stomach sleeping positions, and she found it offered the right level of pressure relief without feeling too soft.
Though Yerke initially struggled with back discomfort on the first few nights, by the fourth, she began to feel a significant difference. She says she started waking up feeling more refreshed and less sore. Yerke suffers from chronic lower back pain and tight hips, but this mattress provided her welcome relief. After two weeks, the discomfort she usually experiences upon waking noticeably decreased, and now she finds herself falling asleep faster and waking up less stiff.
The only downside of her experience was the initial unboxing. The box and package came damaged and almost torn open, not to mention it took a decent bit of effort and help to get into her apartment. After that small hiccup, Yerke found the mattress itself in perfect condition and the setup process straightforward.
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