Highest Rated Mattresses for Neck Pain – Updated Reviews for 2023

The Helix Midnight features coils and foam, both of which can contribute to neck-pain relief and cooling with their respective designs. The memory foam soothes pressure points while cradling the body, and the bed’s Soft Touch cover prevents these comfortable layers from overheating. 

Meanwhile, the coils support the sleeper’s weight, allowing proper spinal alignment. This helps reduce lower back and neck pain. The coils also allow for additional air flow so that hot sleepers stay cool throughout the night. There are even thicker-gauge coils along the perimeter, providing good edge support.

Why do we love it?

• Helix manufactures all its beds in the USA, which is good to know if you’re after an all-American brand.
• The Midnight is 12 inches tall and medium-firm, so it should be good for all sleeping positions and body types.

The Saatva Classic has two height and three firmness options, allowing sleepers to customize the mattress. The bed is great for back sleeping, reducing back and neck pain by supporting proper spine alignment.

The Saatva has a pillow top and a layer of memory foam underneath, supporting the entire back and neck area in most sleeping positions. The first coil unit has individually wrapped springs to isolate motion, which is great news for couples. The second coil unit supports the other layers from sagging.

What stands out?

• The Saatva Classic has thick foam reinforcing the perimeter and providing excellent edge support so that you can sleep and sit near the edge.
• Sleepers can choose a firmness level based on their preference and pain severity. Luxury Firm or Firm may be best for neck pain because these models provide the best support.

Nectar is rated 6.5/10 on our firmness scale, so it should be good for all sleeping positions, supporting the neck and spine to reduce pressure in these points. The bed does a good job eliminating motion transfer, so sleepers should move freely without disturbing their partner. Nectar is an all-foam mattress but has good edge support, allowing you to sit or sleep near the edge without collapsing. The bed has a cotton cover and a top layer made of gel-infused foam for cooling.

Nectar offers good value for money, keeping the price affordable while delivering quality materials and a year-long trial for you to test the mattress. This memory foam mattress is a good choice if you’re not looking to break the bank but still want a quality bed to last a long time.

What makes it special?

• This bed features high-end materials but has an affordable price, long trial, and a forever warranty.

The WinkBed mattress is a hybrid model boasting three firmness levels, including Soft, Luxury Firm, and Firm. This customization gives the WinkBed an advantage for those with neck pain because they can find a feel that meets their sleeping posture and body weight needs.

Along with assets that are useful for navigating neck pain, the WinkBed is a great choice for couples. Partners who want extra surface space use should appreciate this bed’s Extra-Edge™ Support in the coil layer, ensuring the bed remains supportive along the sides.

This bed also has a unique appeal in that it has bounce, often preferred by sexually-active couples, as well as motion isolation, which prevents movement from transferring from one side of the bed to the other.

What’s worth noting?

• The WinkBed Original comes with a 120-night trial and a lifetime limited warranty.

If you’re seeking a mattress that mitigates neck pain and delivers helpful pressure relief, Nolah’s Signature model is a great option. This 12-inch bed features an all-foam design that includes two layers of the brand’s proprietary Nolah AirFoam™.

At the top of the mattress is a cooling version of Nolah AirFoam™ to help keep hot sleepers cool while also contouring to the body to relieve uncomfortable pressure buildup, even at the neck. Further below is a secondary AirFoam™ layer to give the sleeper even more pressure relief.

Why we love it

• The Signature features an all-foam construction, and the foams in this bed are CertiPUR-US®, ensuring they meet important health and safety standards.
• If purchasing American-made products is a priority, this mattress is made in the USA.
• The Nolah’s softer feel should further help with relieving pressure, especially for lighter individuals and side sleepers.

Athletic people need a supportive mattress that helps with pressure relief, recovery, and muscle inflammation. This becomes especially important if they’re dealing with neck pain. The Bear Original mattress includes responsive layers and cooling materials that help alleviate pain while speeding up recovery.

The Celliant® cover helps with recovery as it pulls the heat away from your body, turning it into infrared energy. In addition, the bed features gel memory foam to enhance cooling, making it easier for hot sleepers to fall and stay asleep. Pressure relief comes from the transition layer, followed by a high-density support layer that gives it durability and structure.

Why we like it

• The foams in the Bear Original have an open-cell construction, allowing maximum breathability.
• The mattress is available as an all-foam or hybrid bed, allowing sleepers to choose based on their needs and preferences. The hybrid is more supportive, but the all-foam model is better at relieving pressure.

The Signature Hybrid from Brooklyn Bedding is available in three firmness options, and all three feature a layer of elastic memory foam. This material combines the benefits of foam and latex to provide responsiveness and contouring, a desirable mix for sleepers with neck pain. The medium and firm models are best for stomach sleepers, but side sleepers may like the soft model better.

Next is the VariFlex™, which acts as a comfort layer before the coils. (The thickness of the layers depends on the model you choose.) The third layer is the 8-inch coil unit, featuring individually wrapped Ascension® coils, followed by high-density foam.

What makes it special?

• The Signature Hybrid has good edge support thanks to the high-caliber Ascension® coils in the perimeter, preventing the edges from collapsing and allowing sleepers to use the entire surface of the bed.
• This hybrid features the brand’s proprietary TitanFlex™ for contouring and responsiveness. This layer is paired with VariFlex™ to further enhance the support you need in all sleeping positions.

Medium-firm mattresses tend to be best for neck pain because they have the support that keeps the spine in proper alignment, but also the pressure relief to cushion the shoulders and more sensitive joints. This keeps the neck well-aligned, helping alleviate and prevent neck pain.

The Birch Natural is a medium-firm mattress that achieves exactly this. Perhaps the biggest draw here is that the Birch is organic. It includes organic cotton and wool, natural Talalay latex, and individually wrapped coils.

What makes it special?

• The Birch is GREENGUARD Gold, eco-INSTITUT, and Global Organic Textile Standard certified. So, you can literally rest assured that the Birch is free of harmful emissions and compounds.
• Back sleepers should especially love the balanced feel of this mattress, as it cushions the lumbar region and also keeps the hips lifted.

As mentioned, a medium-firm mattress has the ideal balanced feel for neck pain. The Titan Plus Luxe may feel much firmer to some, but only because this bed was intended for heavier sleepers. For folks over 200 pounds, the Titan Plus Luxe should have just the right amount of comfort and support.

Heavier sleepers should appreciate the sturdy layers of this bed; high-density foams and individually wrapped coils ensure that sleepers won’t sink too far into the material and throw their spine out of alignment.

What makes it special?

• This is a wonderful mattress for hot sleepers, as its foam is infused with cooling gel and its coils promote airflow. The last thing sleepers with neck pain need is the added discomfort of a mattress that sleeps hot.

The Layla mattress is dual-sided, meaning that you get two mattresses in one. The firm side should fit stomach and back sleepers, while the soft side is more ideal for those who sleep on their side, whether or not they experience neck pain.

The Layla has four layers that perform differently depending on which side you use. Starting from the top, the firm side features a 1-inch top layer of copper-infused foam, followed by a 4-inch thick foam that supports the sleeper, relieving lower back and neck pain. The next is a 2-inch layer of AirFlow support foam for added breathability and cooling. The final layer is a 3-inch copper-infused memory foam that comes first if you’re a side sleeper using the soft side.

What makes it special?

• The firm side of the Layla mattress is excellent for heavy people who prefer sleeping on their back and stomach. The soft side is more suitable for lightweight sleepers and those who sleep on their side.