Can sleeping on an old, lumpy mattress cause back pain?

I have not gotten a new mattress in years. My apartment is on the third floor of a house and Ive been dreading getting a new mattress up all those steps. But lately ive been waking up in the morning with back pain. I guess it's time

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Carissimi · F

I need one because my body aches in the morning. The mattress has become too soft. The pandemic stopped me from buying a new one because I need to try it out in the store, and as I don’t go into stores, and I’d have to drive to another city to find a mattress store, I’ve put up with it, but my back and hips are suffering because of it.

CharlesRomsey · 61-69, M

@Carissimi The new latex foam mattresses are amazing, well worth the time to find the one right for you.
This may sound stupid - but I know it works: put an old chipwood door underneath the mattress in the meantime.

Carissimi · F

I don’t have a spare door, and couldn’t lift it if I had one. @CharlesRomsey