He’s one of America’s top spine surgeons — and this is the $700 mattress he personally sleeps on: ‘A proper mattress can prevent chronic back pain.

In our “Help Me Sleep” series, we ask independent doctors and sleep pros what mattresses they personally sleep on and why, and also suggest other mattresses that are comparable to their picks.

The mattress you sleep on matters: “Even if you’re not currently having back pain, using a proper mattress can prevent chronic back pain in the future,” says Johns Hopkins-educated spinal and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gbolahan Okubadejo, who heads up the The Institute for Comprehensive Spine Care. And for him, that proper mattress is also one that’s very affordable: The Cocoon by Sealy Chill memory foam mattress ($699 for a queen with a 100-night free trial).