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The best sleeping essentials for a bad back, according to Consumer Reports

The wrong mattress or pillow can leave a bad back worse by morning. Consumer Reports rated mattresses and pillows for spine support

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A mattress that's too soft or a pillow propped too high can throw the spine out of its natural alignment and leave a bad back worse by morning. Sleep experts point to medium-firm support and a single properly sized pillow as the foundation for a neutral spine, whether lying down or standing up.

Consumer Reports rated mattresses for back sleeper support, durability and stability, and rated adjustable pillows for back support, breathability and resilience.

Siena Essential Premier Hybrid

The Siena Essential Premier Hybrid mattress runs about $150 to $300 for a queen without a box spring and earned an overall score of 82 out of 100 from Consumer Reports. CR rated this innerspring mattress highly for back sleeper support, durability and stability, the same core criteria used to judge every mattress in this lineup. Testers found it offers the medium-firm support sleep........

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