Chronic Illness on Yik Yak | hEDS folks with shitty shoulders do yall have any tips/tricks for wearing backpacks?? i always get the most excruciating pain wearing them and tote bags :(

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hEDS folks with shitty shoulders do yall have any tips/tricks for wearing backpacks?? i always get the most excruciating pain wearing them and tote bags :(

Anonymous 3w

I do the thing where you hold the strap, widens the shoulder it’s sitting on and engages the muscle slightly and it makes for SO MUCH LESS PAIN. Bonus my autistic ass doesn’t have to figure out what to do with my hand. I also have to wear my backpack on just one shoulder or it subluxes both when taking it on and off😭

Anonymous

#1 3w

Some backpacks have clips in the front so the weight is more evenly distributed across your back and not just your shoulders. I used to tighten my backpack all the way and tie the excess straps in front of me