The conciderations to be made when buying a mattress has to revolve around the weight and body shape of a person. weight being a factor in how much support will need to be there, body shape this more reflects how much the waist goes in at the sides, i.e. how wide the person is at the hips and shoulders, obviously to side sleepers.
therefore aids such as boulsters to place underneath the knees will keep the Y ligament at the front of the hips pulling the low back towards extension. therefore should feel good. side sleepers should consider the chinnese sleeping pillow. an extra long boulster that they can drape one leg and arm over. bit like when you got together with your loved one and romance was alive !!!!. best suggestion is a good pocket sprung mattress that adjusts to your body. for other health reasons stay away from the man made stuff as much as possible. as they emit chemicals (toxic) and if your in bed 6-8 hours you dont want to be breathing that in.