Is There a Mattress for Back Pain?

No more nightmare wake-ups: here’s how to choose the perfect mattress for back pain.

Getting out of bed, heading to the bathroom and washing your face in the morning has become a struggle due to a painful back? Lower back pain upon waking is very common and indicates that something is wrong, definitely physically, but probably also with the mattress you're using to sleep, especially if it’s old.

So, does a mattress for back pain really exist or is it just a myth? Let’s find out together.

Why does your back hurt in the morning?

Your neck and back are often stiff and sore in the morning. But why?

It depends on the fact that our joints produce lubricating fluid through movement. At night, we produce less of it, resulting in stiffness; combined with poor blood circulation, this creates a mix that only movement can alleviate. In the best-case scenario, morning pain decreases or disappears completely.

Things get worse if you have back problems and/or sleep on a support that is too hard or too soft, causing the wrong posture and not allowing your spine to align properly.

Perhaps it’s time to change your mattress!

3 Features of a Mattress for Back Pain

Stop ruining your rest (and mornings) and start looking for a mattress for back pain, one that has the features experts consider essential:

Thickness.
There are standards for height and width, but thickness doesn’t have a precise guideline, and it all depends on the quality of the mattress. The National Sleep Foundation and the American Sleep Association emphasize that thicker products allow for better sleep and provide improved rest. It should be at least 20 cm thick, but high-quality comfortable mattresses can even reach 30 cm.

Firmness (or rigidity).
A 2003 study conducted in Spain and published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet clarified a common misconception: it demonstrated that the best mattress for relieving back pain is of medium firmness, especially if designed to adapt to the body’s shape. In fact, it's more accurate to speak of rigidity, which is determined by the design and materials used.

Composition.
Back pain mattresses, based on the features we’ve mentioned so far, come in two types: pocket spring and memory foam. Both adapt perfectly to the body’s shape, with varying degrees of support (or rigidity). But beware: they must also be well-designed with quality materials to ensure proper spinal alignment, weight distribution, and a massaging effect.

Step into the world of dreams... with Veradea!

You can find the perfect mattress for back pain on the market: Veradea mattresses have all the qualities listed above and many more! Browse our catalog and contact our team to discover them all and say goodbye to nightmare wake-ups!