Heavy Purses Lead Women to Massage

Too-heavy shoulder bags are causing injury to on-the-go women, according to a recent news report.

"These days many women are as burdened as mail carriers," the New York Times reported. "As a result, reports of shoulder soreness and stiff necks are on the rise and doctors, massage therapists and chiropractors are tailoring treatments for the bag-obsessed.

"For the past several months, Robin Ehrlich, the director of the Eastside Massage Therapy Center on the Upper East Side, has observed clients old and new staggering under the weight of huge purses and griping about neck pain. 'It's an epidemic,' Ms. Ehrlich said. 'We're busier than ever before right now and big bags are the reason.'"