I'm done letting back ache and sore hips ruin my sleep — these are my 3 favorite memory foam mattresses for comfier sleep in the extended Presidents' Day sales

Two mattress testers lie on their backs on the Nectar Premier Memory Foam mattress on a bed frame in our Sleep Lab. In the top right corner is a Tom's Guide Presidents' Day deals graphic — (Image credit: Future)

Besides a two-hour massage, getting the right mattress is one of the most effective things you can do to avoid waking up with sore hips and an aching back. For me, the Nectar Premier Memory Foam, reduced to $549 at Nectar, is that mattress. I slept on it for several months and have never felt comfier in bed.

To ease sore a back and hips, I recommend a mattress that balances support (to keep your spine lifted) and cushioning (to prevent pressure build-up.)

For side sleepers waking up with sore hips, the Nectar Premier Memory Foam mattress pairs deep cushioning with a slow reaction time — in our pressure relief tests, th Nectar took five seconds for the foams to ease back to form from a four-inch sink. This translates to being cradled in a pressure relieving hug. Nectar mattress sales rarely change but $949 for a queen is an excellent price for the quality – and for a bed that sits in our Top 5 best mattresses of the year. Or you can up the support with the addition of an adjustable bed base (including zero gravity positioning), which costs $1,698 for a queen bundle at Nectar.

Our Nectar Premier review score: ★★★½
Customer score: ★★★★½ (8,500+ reviews)

More responsive than the Nectar Premier (the foams bounced back at twice the speed), the Siena has its own benefits, particularly for back sleepers looking to banish sore backs. Our Siena Signature mattress review team agreed this bed is firm yet cushioned; your spine is held straight, to limit back ache, but the squidgy foams prevent sore spots. It's also the best cheap mattress we've tested, with a queen only $294 at Siena. That's $65 cheaper than last week.

Our Siena Signature review score: ★★★★
Customer score: ★★★★½ (3,300+ reviews)

"Exceptional pressure relief and all-over support" is how our reviewer described the Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Adapt mattress, praising how it prevented a back pain flare up. Made using Tempur Material, a NASA-inspired super-dense memory foam, the Tempur-Adapt perfects the balance of support and cushioning (although side sleepers might prefer the Nectar Premier.) Tempur-Pedic mattress sales tend to be short-lived so act fast to catch $200 off in the extended Presidents' Day deal, reducing a queen to $1999 (was $2,199.)

Our Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Adapt mattress review score: ★★★★½
Customer score: ★★★★½ (11,000+ reviews)

Ruth is an experienced Senior Staff writer at Tom’s Guide, covering all things sleep and mattresses. She writes to help people sleep better, from how-tos to the latest deals to mattress reviews, and has interviewed an array of experts who share her passion. She is also our specialist on memory foam — she’s flown around the world to see memory foam being made — and leads our hotel mattress content. She has a deep interest in the link between sleep and health, and has tried enough mattresses, from Helix to Nectar to Simba, to know the right bed really can make a difference to your wellbeing. Before joining the team at Tom’s Guide, Ruth worked as a sleep and mattress writer for our sister website, TechRadar.

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