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Alison Barretta

Memory foam mattresses are excellent for people with aches and pains — after rigorous testing, these are the 3 we'd buy in Labor Day sales

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A woman sits on the edge of the Nectar Premier memory foam mattress in our sleep testing studio, checking the edge support and pressure relief. In the right hand corner, a close up of her hand pressing into the surface of the Nectar Premier Memory Foam Mattress.

If you're looking for a memory foam mattress for back and hip pain, this weekend is the time to shop. Labor Day ushers in some of the year's strongest deals we'll see for the best memory foam mattresses ahead of Black Friday — and you can get ahead of potential price increases due to tariffs.

Several members of our expert sleep team struggle with back, hip, or joint discomfort. After testing over 40 memory foam beds, some of which you'll find in our overall best mattress of the year guide, here we're highlighting three that we believe are comfy, soothing and cradling for people with aches and pains.

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