I do not have low back pain unless I sleep on a too-soft mattress. The trick is to find a firm one that doesn’t hurt everything else, like knees or head, or keep you awake all night. As all of us here know!
I seem to do best on innerspring, no-pillowtop, not-too-plush, such as a previous mattress I had, or some better hotel beds. But when I sleep well on a hotel mattress (i.e. wake up without back pain or other pain), I don’t think it’s just because “it’s new and different”, as I have often read here, because I have experienced lots of new-and-different that didn’t work!
So, would you happen to have any idea why a Serta Perfect Sleeper Concierge Firm, in a hotel (mfg. in 2008 in Beloit, WI), provided my most pain-free night in years? I have read here that Serta is not a good choice, nor its good qualities durable, but do you know if it’s “temporarily” great quality is due to its spring construction or its topping? (I’m calling them tomorrow, but who knows what they’ll say.)
I am trying to master your information about mattress construction, but there still seems to be a lot of magic to it. It seems to be the angle of where-the-spine-meets-the glutes and whether the abs are stretched wider than the muscles in back, or are in exact balance. Why can’t doctors explain this? (I know, “it’s all individual”.)
I have tried about 4 toppers over a too-firm, but mainly because of temp sensitivity none have worked, although I did take my current mattress apart stitch by stitch and am putting in different things under the cover - the covers that come on mattresses seem to be good temp regulators. But my current ($1700 Verlo) mattress’s problem seems to be in sinky springs. (Very disappointed, at that price.)
I’m not just a complainer - honest - I slept well for 40 years, I go to chiropractors, I exercise and do yoga, I’m losing weight. (Down to 155 from 178.) I don’t think I’d do well with a Tempurpedic, since the only cool ones are overly firm, plus I don’t have that much money any more. And they seem horribly unpleasant in the store, tho I’d be willing to give one a try in a store that takes returns.
It should be fairly obvious, but even with thorough testing I have failed 4 times to find my right (or livable) mattress - I just know it’s out there! I am delving into the huge mystery of how to match the construction info to actual mattresses I try. Everyone is after the holy grail of not letting the heavy parts sink or the high parts go unsupported, so why is it still just a thousands-of-dollars crapshoot for some of us?
(Have a lot of experience, since Verlo does adjustments (rebuilds them, kindly, but only with extremely firm or soft stuff, or memory foam); and have had 4 (expensive) mattresses in 15 years (2 too soft). Plus 5 attempts at mattress toppers :including 2 cool-gel-foams that weren’t cool, and memory foam that did not support. I had a 100-choices sleep number bed, air topped with memory foam, but anything firm enough for the lumbar was too firm. That air mainly gives in the middle.
I’m thinking individual coils have got to be good, though your explanation shows it’s not that simple.)
I see you have years worth of info on your site which I am ecstatic to find, but I’d like to speed the process -
Thanks for any help!