In contrast more recent findings suggest that a medium firm mattress is better.
Is a firm mattress better for back pain.
No more tossing and turning no more thrashing no more.
They used either medium firm or firm mattresses for 90 days.
In the past it was thought that a firm mattress was good for a bad back.
Luis peña hernández md fccp at the pulmonary.
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.
Research is limited but in one study researchers assigned new mattresses to more than 300 people with low back pain.
If you suffer from chronic back pain you ll want to have a mattress that is firm enough to support your.
But some patients respond better to hard mattresses and.
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.
A danish study finds more people with back pain prefer soft beds to hard ones.
But experts tell webmd no bed type is best for all backs.
The key message here is that if you have back pain you should avoid a too firm or too soft mattress.
A 2003 study published in lancet confirms this saying a mattress of medium firmness improves pain and disability among patients with chronic non specific low back pain there s nothing like a good dose of facts so here s a quick run down on mattress firmness research as it relates to back pain.