Yeah, people got different backs and different injuries. I’ve done a ton of rehab (just strength training basically) so mine’s not nearly as sensitive as it used to be. But the wrong mattress can still leave me in rough shape. Like, hard to get through the day, and I say that as kind of a glutton for punishment TBH.

I’m active, just slightly overweight (beer and pizza, shit goes hard), but I have a couple muscle spasms from old injuries that’ll probably never truly be gone entirely.

I’m also a pretty frugal individual, but a decent (for my needs) mattress is non negotiable for me. Legit can’t have a normal life with one that works poorly. Just gets worse and worse night after night, no matter what I do, till I can’t walk or stand really. Takes like a week or two at max, but I can speed run it too sometimes lol.

We just have a basic Leesa (no idea if they’re still around), pretty straightforward latex foam dealie. Think it was around $1k, maybe 7 years ago. Zero issues, sleep like a dream on it, holding up great too. I don’t know that it’s a one size fits all situation, but it does seem to work great for my spine in particular.