But some patients respond better to hard mattresses and.
Is a firm mattress better for back pain.
And in fact there is no specific mattress that s best for back pain.
In the past it was thought that a firm mattress was good for a bad back.
A danish study finds more people with back pain prefer soft beds to hard ones.
Contrary to popular belief your aching back doesn t need a firm as a plank mattress.
If you suffer from chronic back pain you ll want to have a mattress that is firm enough to support your.
They used either medium firm or firm mattresses for 90 days.
The best type of mattress for back pain is a medium firm hybrid foam or latex mattress.
The key message here is that if you have back pain you should avoid a too firm or too soft mattress.
The mattress is flippable with both a soft and firm side but back pain sufferers will likely feel the most comfortable on the firm side.
In contrast more recent findings suggest that a medium firm mattress is better.
No more tossing and turning no more thrashing no more.
While it s a commonly held belief that a firm mattress is best for sleepers suffering from back pain that is not always the case said dr.
Luis peña hernández md fccp at the pulmonary.