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Doctor's CHoice Mattress for Back Pain

Doctor's Choice for Back Pain

Back Science™ Essentials Mattress

  • 5 Layers of Adaptive Support at 10-Inch Thickness
  • Bed-in-a-Box Compressed Roll-Packed for Easy Transport
  • Versatile, Luxury Firm Model Made for All Sleeping Positions
  • Doctor-Designed and Recommended to Prevent Back Pain
  • 2-Inch Adaptive Hypergel Surface Reduces Pressure Points
  • High-Density, Extra-Supportive Foam Base
  • 20-Year Limited Warranty at 2Xs Strength over Other Brands
  • 100% USA-Made (Manufacturing & Materials)
  • Greenguard® Gold Certified Safe and Hypoallergenic
  • Try It Risk-Free with Our 366-Night Sleep Trial

Universal Comfort Adapts to Your Body

Buoyant, 2-inch hypergel and 1-inch thick Essence surface layers give the Essential a luxury firm lifting support that contours to your body and reduces muscle and joint pressure-points. While not as robust as the series 2, the Essentials provides solid support for side, back, and stomach sleepers at an affordable price.

Interlocking Zoned Lumbar Support for the Back

Our patent-pending Lumbar-Flex™ interlocking lumbar support sits higher in the mattress without sticking out like a speed bump, giving you the most effective zoning to prevent hammocking of the midsection.

Sleeps Cooler All Night Long

Hypergel surface adds buoyancy that provides a cooler sleep all night long.

All Positions

Back, Side, Stomach, and Mixed Sleepers

  • Those who prefer a luxury firm surface feel
  • Those who want a more economical way to get good back support
  • Toss-and-turners who need support in all positions

Depth: 10.0"

Twin: 38" x 75"

TwinXL: 38" x 80"

Full: 54" x 75"

Queen: 60" x 80"

Eastern King: 76" x 80"

California King: 72" x 84"

Split E-King: 2X (38" x 80")

Split Cal-King: 2X (36" x 84")

$599 - $1,698

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Luxury Firm Feel

Luxury firm mattress feel gives you pressure-relieving support in all sleeping positions.

Chiropractor Dr. Rick Swartzburg, D.C. gives demonstration of key features of Back Science™ Sleep System

Introducing the Back Science™ Sleep System

While I created the Back Science Sleep System to help back pain sufferers and those who want to maintain a healthy spine, it really was created by all the thousands of customers I worked with over the years who contributed their feedback about what did and did not work for them, including the bed support, comfort, temperature changes, partner motion transfer, edge support, ability to turn more easily on the mattress and even the finer details. It’s why I am so proud of the feedback I see day in and day out with Back Science and I look forward to one day hearing your experience added to those many voices!

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Dr. Rick Swartzburg, D.C.
Back Science™ Founder

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PostureFlex™ Lifting Support

Hypergel surface actively lifts to fill in the gaps in your contour and keep you supported on the surface of the mattress without the pressure points.

Back Science Zoned Lumbar Support FLat Level and Adjustable

Lumbar-Flex™ Zoned Support

Zoned lumbar support targets your lower back and lifts your hips up without pushing against your shoulders. Higher placement offers over 2Xs more zoned support than spring-based zoning.

Back Science™ Chiropractor Dr. Rick Swartzburg, D.C.

Doctor-Designed & Tested

Designed by our Head of Product Development, Chiropractor Dr. Rick Swartzburg, D.C. and tested by an array of qualified doctors and healthcare practitioners.

Greenguard® Gold Certified

Our mattresses have been tested by UL Labs and earned a Greenguard® Gold Ceritfication for low VOC emissions under the strictest testing standards in the world used for schools & children indoor air quality.

Over 20 Years of Excellence in Design & Innovation Over 20 Years of Excellence in Design & Innovation

Why Choose a Back Science Bed?

365-Night Sleep Trial

365-Night Sleep Trial

Modify • Exchange • Return

Completely Free Modifications & Customizations

Free Customizations

Customize for Free During Sleep Trial

30 Year Warranty Badge

30-Year Limited Warranty

Double the Strength • 3Xs the Length

100% USA Made & Sourced

100% USA Made & Sourced

Components • Materials • Labour

Back Science Mattress Layer Diagram

Mattress Layers

Total Depth: 10"

  1. Kool-Flow™ Micro-Vented Bamboo Stretch-Knit Cooling Cover
  2. 1" Thick Flex-Comfort™ Hypergel-Infused Adaptive Comfort Layer
  3. 1 Thick PostureFlex™ Hypergel-Infused Responsive Comfort Layer
  4. 1" Thick Essence Transitional Support Foam
  5. Lumbar-Flex™ Zoning for Reinforced Lumbar Support
  6. 2" Thick HD-Flex™ Channeled Transitional Support Layer
  7. 5" Thick HD-Support™ Support Layer

Features

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Lumbar-Flex™ Zoned Lumbar Support

Zoned Lumbar Support to promote proper spinal alignment and take pressure off your shoulders and legs.

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Optional BackFlex™ Adjustable Back Support Base

The optional BackFlex™ 2 and 3 adjustable bases offer fully adjustable overall back support so you can fine-tune your comfort level on the fly.

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Posture-Flex™ Hypergel Adaptive Lifting Surface

Our Posture-Flex™ Technology provides buoyant support that's adaptive and responds to your body, lifting to fill in the gaps in your support.

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ResiliFlex™ Transitional Support

ResiliFlex™ High-Resiliancy strengthening transitional support layer gives the mattress a robust, motion-isolating foundation with strong edge support that will still flex perfectly with any adjustable base.

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GripLock™ Modular Cover System

The GripLock™ Modular Cover System uses a breathable bamboo stretch-knit cover material on the surface and strengthened sides to keep everything inside locked in tight to allow for breathability and easy access for quick comfort adjustment right in your own home, should you need them.

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365-Night In-Home Sleep Trial

We are proud to offer the longest sleep trial in the industry. If we can't adjust the mattress to you're liking, simply exchange or return it for one full year. No restocking fees, ever.

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100% USA Made & Sourced

Using only the highest quality, all-USA materials in our Southern California factory. We never outsource for cheap, toxic overseas materials.

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Doctor-Designed & Recommended

The Back Science™ Sleep System is not only the product of 20 years of development by Chiropractor Dr. Rick Swartzburg, D.C., but it has been tested and recommended by a growing list of doctors, surgeons, and healthcare professionals alike.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to some of the frequently asked questions our customers have about the Back Science® Sleep System and the technological innovations we utilize. Have a question not on this page? Feel free to send us an email to support@backscience.com or give us a call at (800) 667-1969 to speak with a sleep expert who can personally assist you in finding the perfect fit and answer any questions you have about our products and services.

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Top Reviews

Ian F, January 23, 2024

5 out of five star rating on Trustpilot

Update: After 2 months my wife's back pain at night is gone! Thank you Dr. Rick and the incredible team at Ultrabed for your recommendations and expertise in finding us a great Back Science mattress!

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My wife and I just visited the Ultrabed showroom in Agoura Hills, CA. What a great experience! Dr. Rick (the owner) and Jordan (salesperson), were patient, helpful, and no-pressure. They listened to our concerns regarding my wife's back pain with our current mattress, and as a chiropractor Dr. Rick was able to recommend various brands of mattresses and explain their design attributes, heat conduction characteristics, and features. Ultimately we settled on a custom Back Science mattress which is Rick's patented and proprietary mattress. We are looking forward to taking delivery in a few weeks and getting more restful nights of sleep.

The showroom is conveniently located off the 101 freeway, with ample parking, gentle music, a water feature, soft lighting, and a clean aesthetic. It's obvious this company cares about their customer experience and stands by their products. Highly recommend!

Lauren Dedow, February 16, 2024

5 out of five star rating on Trustpilot

I'm a stomach sleeper so finding a mattress that is both firm enough, but also cushioned enough for my hip and shoulder pressure points is always a challenge. The folks at Ultrabed in Agoura Hills, CA were amazing. They let me try out every firm mattress they had and explained the differences between them. I settled on the Back Science Series 2, it has the perfect combo of firmness and cushioning. The lumbar support is great and helps keep my hips elevated properly and the gel foam topper gives just the right about of cushion without feeling like I'm drowning (a relief after having achy hip pressure points every morning from my old mattress). The edge support and motion isolation are also great. The delivery and set-up was super easy and they even called to check-up on me after a few weeks of sleeping on the new mattress to see if everything was feeling good. The only thing this magical mattress couldn't do was convince my cat not to wake me up at 5 am.

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Mary Linn, November 19, 2023

5 out of five star rating on Trustpilot

I found our mattress by going to the local mattress store and trying it out. The salesperson listened to our needs, he was most helpful and knowledgeable, explaining which mattress we would most benefit from. We went with the Back Science Series 2 Mattress and the Adjustable Bed with Lumbar Back-Flex Technology.They offered a good return/exchange policy in place in case it did not work out. About 2 months later, I received a phone call to see how satisfied we were with the bed. I shared the bed is amazing, especially how the adjustable bed cradles you but I would have liked it to be a little firmer along the edge. They scheduled the mattress to be the same day, pick up/return, so to give it the firmer support we were looking for. We could not be happier with our Back Science Series 2 Mattress and the service was over the top!

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Better Business Bureau Hall of Fame

For over 23 years our company's high level of customer care has earned us an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. As well, we have become a 2012 Hall of Fame member with our exceptional customer service.

*The Patented Airflow Transfer System Technology is protected by US Patent No. 7,334,280

**Back Science™ is a trademark of Relief-Mart Coreporation, Whereas Sleep Number® is a registered trademark of Sleep Number Corporation. All mentions of Sleep Number on this site are for the purposes of comparison and review.

***The BackFlex™ Back Stretch Program on our adjustable bases has a patent pending and is the sole intellectual property of Relief-Mart Corporation.

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*****Back Science™ Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 mattresses are covered by our 30-year limited warranty. The Back Science™ Essentials mattress is covered by our 20-year limited warranty. For full details and warranty info on other models, please visit backscience.com/pages/privacy.