When Your Purse Is a Pain
30th
October
2007
This is a great piece from Oprah Magazine and was picked up on the NYTimes Health and Wellness blog. It goes on to talk about the increasing trend in oversized bags that are difficult to manage because of their lack of structure. Your posture has to adapt to the bag and is creating long term structural problems and pain.
…overpacked purses are making us walk lopsided, distorting our posture and leaving us with aching backs, shoulders, necks and hips.
The article recommends that
The American Chiropractic Association advises that women lug around no more than 10 percent of their body weight.
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