Recently it is revealed that big bags root neck and shoulder pain along with backache. There are other symptoms like tingling fingers or headaches of carrying heavy loads. Maximum women prefer trend than comfort. High-heels, big bags and underwire bras are new trend, more and more women are suffering health related problem as a result of these. However, there is not much decline in the sales of these products.

Sadler, who works at the Baylor Medical Center at Garland, north of Dallas, blames big purses for problems that range from back and neck pain to tingling fingers in women, whom she tells to avoid bags that weight more than 3 pounds.

It’s not only pain that are caused by handbags but there are harmful bacteria’s also carried with your handbags. Baylor Health Care System and the University of Arizona conducted a lab studies last year and found that many bags harbored harmful bacteria, including deadly E. coli and staphylococcus aureus, which can cause impetigo skin infections and toxic shock syndrome.

What to do?

Look for small purses, which are made from light material. Exercise your neck; try wall push-ups and other strength-building exercise. Backpacks or diagonally across the body bags can be substituted for shoulder bags. Bags should not be overloaded making it extra heavy. Keep changing the shoulder on which you carry your big bag within 10-15 minutes. Regularly clean and wipe your purse.

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