Normal for a soft mattress to make back pain way worse?
i used to have a job where lifting 50 pounds was a repetitive daily activity. an area around my upper spine used to throb now and then as a result. i quit the job after 5 years and the pain went away for the most part...but...almost three years later, the same area has suddenly started to hurt again, but much worse! lately, i've become way less muscular than i used to be. that might have something to do with it...anyways, the pain starts in my upper spine, radates up my neck, makes my neck stiff and gives me a headache. it also radiates down both my arms. lovely feeling, but even more awful when it wakes me up at night. i used to love my bed...so soft and accomodating. like sleeping on a cloud. woke up last night in the middle of the night to a burning ache in my back. no position would alleviate it. i was tempted to sleep on the hard floor, but didn't. is it normal for a softer mattress to make back pains like i have so much worse in the middle of the night? not an exciting question, but i really would like to know.