Housecleaning-related injuries often occur for similar reasons that athletic injuries do – inadequate warm-up, poor posture, repetitive motions, “overdoing it” and lifting heavy objects, says Marialice Kern, PhD, Professor of Kinesiology at San Francisco State University. Avoid the strain and the pain. Turn your tough cleaning to-do list into safe tasks with the right tools and techniques.
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