I am a big guy. More than 6'1" and nearly 300 pounds. I have chronic back pain stemming from a few old military injuries. Combined with several extra pounds and sleep apnea, you can quickly see how much fun I am at sleep-overs.

I have disc herniation and compression in my L5S1 region and radiculopathy in my legs stemming from the damage. I also have damage to my right shoulder.

I had resorted to sleeping on our very nice reclining couch in the family room as my only way to not wake up in pain. If I laid flat, I would wake after only a couple of hours in too much pain to go back to sleep and I would pay for it for a day or so. But, my wife got to be a little sore about me never sleeping in bed with her, so we started looking at adjustable beds.

Aside from the obvious cost associated, it seemed that you had to pick between both people agreeing on a position, or a bottomless abyss in the middle of the bed between the two separately adjustable sides.

So I kept up my couch life.

Then I saw this.

Deciding, despite the expense, that it was worth a shot, we ordered it. (The big one, of course, for reasons previously stated) We figured we could turn it into some sort of an overpriced toy for my 6 kids if all else failed.

Now, I want to be clear, this isn't a miracle. At least not for me. Sometimes I need the stretching and decompression that comes with a 90 degree or more bend at the waist, and this isn't going to do that. But most days I sit at work, and that leaves me in a pretty good spot to just need 45 degrees or so.

On those nights, I can climb ungracefully onto this mound of dense foam (there is no way to gracefully mount this. Period. If you claim otherwise I need to see a video as evidence) and I can get into a comfortable position and sleep next to my wife (albeit, several inches higher than her) and I can wake up basically no worse for the wear.

I set it at the highest middle angle and the lower upper body incline. The higher upper angle made it hard for me to fall asleep.

On most nights, this is a game changer. Allowing me to sleep in my bed next to my wife and not wake up with pain. A feat I haven't been able to accomplish in more than a year without meds. As a bonus, my 2 year old thinks flopping on it is the most fun thing in the world.

It folds up easy and can be put out of the way. I will say that you want to wrap it in a sheet of some sort to protect it, and the grip material makes awful noises against a wooden headboard, so I keep one pillow behind me as a buffer.

But this has given me a large portion of my life back, and while it falls short of miracle cure, it is certainly worth what I spent for what it has given me back.

I recommend this to anyone suffering from similar issues who wants to avoid buying an adjustable bed.

I went through an emergency surgery I'm the abdominal region and I was looking for the perfect pillow to help with the pressure of laying down, the ability to easily get up and the most support possible. After going through 30+ pillows to possibly purchase I was worried about making the wrong decision. I was hesitant about this pillow, durability, and longevity. I finally made the purchase and got the pillow and after using it for over a month straight during my recovery the pillow is still wonderful! It's still in incredible shape and the comfortably is still exceptional. I would highly recommend this pillow especially if you've just gotten out of surgery or planning to go into one!

I was looking forward to getting to sleep in a bed again. Degenerative disc disease has made me sleep in a chair for 20 years and I was told about this from a cruise line. Wanted to try it out before the sailing, and be able to sleep in a bed again.
When I received it it was shrink wrapped and out in a tiny box. It enlarged nicely. Problem is one of the zippers has a bent pull and it won't work, so we couldn't get it into the shape I needed.
Now I have to send it back"¦ no problem"¦ it's Amazon ( I had made sure it was free returns) call Amazon and they say to be returned it has to be in the packaging it came in "¦. Which is 1/3 of the size it currently is!
All of this for a defective product.!

OK, so everything in the above review was true. And if by chance you get one that's defective, it is awful to try to return, that being said, I went on a cruise that had back Maxx as an availability. I ended up having the best sleep, I've ever had, at least in the last 25 years. So I went ahead and bought another back Maxx and had it sent to my daughters house in Florida, so that when I went down there, I would have it to use. I have been ordering recliners from Rent A Center for 23 years when we travel , and now all I need to do is have her bring the special bag that I bought for the back max to go in (with the back max, obviously,) to the resort, and I no longer have to order a chair! I sleep wonderfully, and I no longer have the fees For paying for the recliner. This thing is worth it's weight in gold! Travel is now so much easier!

I felt like this was made from quality materials and I wish it would have worked for me. It held me too far upright in order for me to sleep. I replaced it with a cheap wedge pillow that is working miracles for me.

It was firm but didn't feel hard--typical of memory foam products. The cover was super soft and comfortable. The zippers were easy to use.

As long as it was zipped together, I fit okay on it. However, I tried to unzip it and use just the leg section and by itself it was too tall to accommodate my legs. They hit uncomfortably on the corner.

My legs also stuck over the end when it was zipped together, although not so much that it bothered me. I'm a 5'6" woman so I didn't expect that.

This works on top of a regular bed, in the back of a vehicle for car camping, on the floor - wherever. I like to stop and take rests while on long drives, so just put the seats down in my Subaru at a rest stop and rejuvenate. At home, I take it out of the protective bag and enjoy a lovely zero-gravity nap when I can't be outside in my zero-gravity lawn chair. Different configurations provide support in different ways. The value for money is exceptional.