The Best Mattresses For Back Sleepers

Back sleepers need even support along the whole spine: enough give for the natural curve of the lower back, enough resistance to keep the hips from sinking. Medium feels do that best for most people, so that is what this collection focuses on, from TEMPUR-Adapt and ProBreeze to Sealy Posturepedic hybrids with reinforced center-third support and Stearns & Foster innersprings.

A quick tuning guide: if you wake with lower back stiffness, go one step firmer or pick a hybrid with zoned coils. If your shoulders ache, go one step softer. Everything ships direct from the manufacturer with a 100-night trial on qualifying mattresses.

Mostly on your side? Start with the side sleeper collection. Mostly on your stomach? You want the firmer builds in our stomach sleeper picks.