Breast reduction surgery for shoulder or back pain.
Some people say that you can get the same result just by wearing a different bra. See here, and also this from Wikipedia:

"In a five-year study, 100 women who developed pain in their shoulders were given the option to remove the breast weight from their shoulders by not wearing a bra for two weeks. In that two-week period, many experienced relief from pain. Relief was complete among 84% of women who did not elevate their arms. However, their pain symptoms returned within an hour of resuming bra use. Three years later, 79% of the patients had stopped wearing a bra 'to remove breast weight from the shoulder permanently because it rendered them symptom free.' Sixteen percent worked in occupations requiring them to elevate their arms daily, and this group only achieved partial improvement. Of these, 13 of the 16 ceased to wear a bra, and by six months all were without pain."

Edit: there's no silly pun in this.
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Fri 7 May 2010, 18:21, 6 replies)

This one passed me by
Where's the pun, chap?
( Scrumper, Fri 7 May 2010, 19:48, closed)

Will show this to the wife
unfortunately she does elevate her arms alot. What about the inevitable sag though? Could be a bit of a trade off, I guess.
(Bo Nidle Coming back in from the cold., Fri 7 May 2010, 20:54, closed)

I'm clicking just
for the disclaimer!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 7 May 2010, 22:55, closed)

The long term effects
Wait 10 years and contact some of the bustier of these women... see how their spine is doing without the regular use of a bra. The shoulders hurt because the weight is transfered to them... the shoulders are much more aligned with a woman's center of gravity.
(Turtlenuts, Sat 8 May 2010, 1:43, closed)

are you drunk or injecting canabis or something
?
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Sat 8 May 2010, 3:09, closed)

Well, DUH
How many centuries has the modern bra been around? About one. How many thousands upon thousands of years did women run around sans restrictive undergarments? Quite a few. It goes to show that we're probably--SURPRISE--designed to have the weight where it is, not cantilevered up onto our shoulders.

I've got pretty damn big tits, and I have zero back pain. I attribute this to the fact that I cannot stand bras and usually chuck them the moment I get home. (Mr. Herbivorous entirely approves of this plan, as well, so there's that to consider.)

Most of the women I've known with severe breast-induced back pain are women that tend to wear a bra all the time, including at night, thinking that the "support" will make things better. Most of the hippie chicks I know that go without report absolutely zero problem, no matter their cup size.

This would probably be similar to the studies that have found that runners that run barefoot actually have far fewer foot injuries than runners using the very best in modern trainers.
(herbivorous, Sun 9 May 2010, 6:27, closed)