I'm a pro mattress tester with back pain — the Saatva mattress I'd buy in today's Black Friday sale

The Saatva RX mattress on a luxury grey fabric bedframe with a Black Friday sales label overlaid on the bottom left

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If you suffer with back pain like I do, you’ll know that the right mattress can make a huge difference. Luckily, my favorite Saatva mattress for back pain is on sale today so you can save $400 on the Saatva RX at Saatva, with a queen reduced to $2,895 (was $3,295).

Saatva is the luxury brand behind this year's best mattress for all sleepers, and their RX mattress is highly supportive and provides outstanding pressure relief. Specially designed for sleepers with back and joint conditions, the Saatva RX delivers enhanced lumbar support and adjusts to your body every time it moves.

The best Saatva mattress sales are usually saved for major holiday events, such as this year's Black Friday mattress deals, so now is your last chance to save $400 on all sizes of the RX before the Holidays. Regardless of when you buy, you'll always get a 365-night trial, lifetime warranty, and free white glove delivery.

Saatva RX Mattress: from $1,995 $1,595 at Saatva

Mattress summary: The Saatva RX is my top choice for this year’s best mattress for back pain thanks to its ability to provide enhanced back support and outstanding pressure relief. When writing the Saatva RX mattress review, my colleague and a long-term sufferer of lower back pain and mild scoliosis, noticed a reduction in her pain after just one night on the mattress. The RX contains Saatva’s patented lumbar crown (a 1” strip of gel-infused memory foam in the middle of the mattress for enhanced lumbar support) along with the brand’s Therapeutic Support Core technology, which allows the mattress to adjust every time a sleeper moves. The mattress provides a winning combination of support and comfort that will ease back pain in no time. Temperature regulation and edge support are also good, but there is a little bounce and motion transfer with this mattress, which could be a slight problem if you share your bed with a restless sleeper.

Price history: The current discount of $400 off Saatva mattresses when you spend over $1,000 beats the previous discount, which only offered $300 off. The offer takes a queen size of the best Saatva mattress for back pain down to $2,895 from its MSRP of $3,295. It’s a great discount and the best Saatva Black Friday sale you're likely to get now.

Benefits: 365-night trial | Lifetime warranty | Free mattress installation and old bed removal

Looking for something cheaper? Try this instead…

DreamCloud Hybrid Mattress: from $1,130 $419 at DreamCloud
The DreamCloud mattress is the best hybrid mattress of the year and a great choice for back pain sufferers, with its foam-and-spring layers contouring to the hips and lower lumbar to reduce pain. It’s a sound alternative to the Saatva RX, offering plenty of support and comfort along with the feel of a much pricier model. And you’ll also get a 365-night trial, lifetime warranty, and free shipping and returns (Saatva charge $99 for a return). In the current DreamCloud mattress sale you can save 50% on this model, and we don't expect it to get any cheaper when this year's DreamCloud Black Friday sale starts. It means you can buy a queen size for $665. While that's the same price we've seen for months, it's still fantastic value for money.

Jo Plumridge is an experienced mattress reviewer with several years' experience covering all things mattresses and sleep, and who tests memory foam, hybrid and organic mattresses. What Jo doesn't know about a boxed mattress isn't worth knowing, so naturally we tasked her with producing a series of features for Tom's Guide looking at all aspects of mattresses, from how to pick between latex and memory foam (it's a tricky one), to the seven mistakes people make when buying a mattress for the first time. When testing the DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid for Tom's Guide, Jo said: "I loved the back support and pressure relief it offered. Plus, it looks far more expensive than it is." When she isn’t writing about sleep, Jo also writes extensively on interior design, home products and photography.