Surprised?  Although you may feel you are carrying around just the essentials you need on a daily basis, all that stuff tends to add up.  A couple of years ago The New York Times, CNN, and others reported that women who use bags with shoulder straps are carrying almost as much weight as mail carriers, leaving themselves open for injury. For those of you with school-age children, you may recall the uproar over  heavy backpacks.  Yet some of us have decided to substitute a backpack to carry more or larger items. You may have muscle strain and joint pain in the neck, shoulder and back if there is too much excess weight. 

Wow, I bet you never knew your shoulder bag could cause such trouble.  Maybe after you read this you will empty your purse and see if you can lighten the load.  However, if it's too late and you already suffer from neck, shoulder or back discomfort from that heavy shoulder bag, call me.

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