Upper Right Back Pain

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When you have upper right back pain the best thing to do is as little as possible. Not as a do nothing but in that you should relax. Upper right back pain is generally caused by you over using your back muscles and they are sore. Rest and relaxation will help to reduce the stress and strain that you placed on your back. For immediate but temporary relief and over the counter pain medication can be taken. A non-medicine alternative would be the application of a cold pack to the sore and aching area.

In most cases, upper right back pain is caused by the muscles soreness but can also be from soft tissue damage from in between your ribs. This can be painful but is treatable the same way as a sore muscle, with relaxation to give the sore area time to heal itself.

The leading case of upper right back pain in children of school going age is from an over loaded back pack. For you parents out there do not blame your children, it is the teachers that require the books in the classroom and at home. There are four remedied for this that will solve the problem.

The first remedy would be to have your child carry their back pack with both shoulder straps instead of the common way of just over the right shoulder. This will better distribute the weight over both shoulders and the back. If the weight is still to heavy then a new back pack with a back brace could be used. This will take some of the weight off the shoulders and place a portion of it on the lower back. Another solution could be to lighten the load by placing some of the books in a satchel or bag. This would be carried by hand but the load will still be on the shoulder and might do more harm than good.

Another option would be to change the back pack to one that is closer resembles a piece of luggage. The modern traveler does not carry their load on their shoulders but in a bag that has wheels. This way almost all the weight will be on the wheels and not the back. The bag will have a handle that is more like a fulcrum, so the weight in minimal. Some of the rougher terrain may make this option not so favorable so get a bag that has the largest possible wheels.

A third option would be to copy the books with a photocopier. This could be done over a period of time so as to avoid the large load. The main book could then be kept at school to make the teacher happy.

The last option is to purchase another book. Since in most cases this is not economically feasible, enough said about it.

Children are the future and if they developed upper right back pain as a youth, then they will have a lifetime of pain and discomfort. This should be avoided at all cost.

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