Hikers and school kids load backpacks on both shoulders inappropriately, thereby increasing the pressure on the spine by pulling it forward in an excessive anterior tilt that gives lower back pain.
Solution: If you have to regularly carry a bag, keep changing the shoulder you carry it on every few minutes. The right starting point while wearing a backpack is to position it two inches higher than the shoulder blades — at shoulder level and ending two inches below the waist level (below the belly button). Going lower, closer to the lower back, will cause lower and upper back pain. So, tighten your backpack and adjust it to the appropriate height.
2. Elevating the shoulder while talking on the phone or carrying a bag
Signs of emotional stress are elevated shoulders, tightened neck muscles and an upper trapezius. Lack of awareness will aggravate tightness in the body. While using a computer mouse, people tend unconsciously to elevate the arm.
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