More firm to the touch.
													
																	Firm vs soft mattress for back. 
									
	
		
	
																	Firmer mattresses are just that. 
																	What s the difference between a soft mattress and a firm mattress. 
																	Firm vs soft in an effort to confirm that hard mattresses exert a positive effect on the sleep of people with chronic low back pain as is commonly believed participants in a study tested bedding with varying degrees of firmness. 
																	Soft mattresses feel plush to the touch and sink beneath the sleeper s body. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	They tend to have more comfort layers like memory foam latex and soft mattress covers like a pillow top. 
																	First off most mattress companies use a 1 10 scale to rate how firm their mattresses are. 
																	If a mattress is too firm or too squishy it won t support your spine at your neck or lower back the way it needs to. 
																	The study a randomized controlled trial was published in the april 2008 issue of spine.