Very Interesting Junior – July 22, 2019

Human body

5. RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE
   Stitches often cause a phantom or ‘referred’ pain
   in the shoulder, because a nerve that goes through
   the diaphragm also connects to the shoulder.
   6. RIBCAGE
   The quickest way to ease a stitch is to press
   firmly upwards, underneath your ribs. No one
   quite knows why though...

WHAT IS IT?

A stitch is a sharp, stabbing pain

just under the ribcage. It strikes

when exercising and is twice as

likely to occur on the right side

of the body.