Hammocks are not a problem for the back just so long as there is sufficient tension in the strings and that the hammock does not hang too low. You sleep with yo

Hammocks are not a problem for the back just so long as there is sufficient tension in the strings and that the hammock does not hang too low. You sleep with your feet up - good after a day on your feet - and, because your body weight pulls the hammock straight, you have a very well supported and straight back. Once in a hammock there is no 'swaying', the feeling is more like being in a flotation tank. If you have enough duvet, pillows, blankets and the like you can sleep in other positions and move with relative ease. I badly pulled a calf muscle once and spent a fortnight getting back to strength, given the option of a normal double bed or a hammock slung above, I found at the hammock provided me with the sleep I could not get in the normal bed below. Sadly I had to move from that attic room and I lost the anchor points needed for the hammock. I believe a hammock offers better support and comfort for a back.