What do you blame for you aches and pains? Getting older? Sitting all day? An old injury? Overdoing it too much at the gym? Those all make the list, but according to a new survey, people blame the way they slept and household chores – like doing laundry – as the biggest causes of their aches and pains.
Top 10 Causes of General Aches and Pains
- Sleeping funny or in a weird position -- 41%
- Doing laundry -- 40%
- Heavy lifting -- 39%
- Mowing the lawn/yard work -- 36%
- Carrying groceries -- 36%
- Sitting for too long -- 32%
- Picking up a child -- 27%
- Sports injury -- 25%
- Exercising/working out -- 25%
- Using the stairs -- 23%
Top 10 Causes of Back Pain
- Heavy lifting -- 43%
- Sleeping funny or in a weird position -- 39%
- Doing laundry -- 37%
- Carrying groceries -- 36%
- Sitting for too long -- 33%
- Mowing the lawn/yard work -- 31%
- Picking up a child -- 25%
- Exercising/working out -- 24%
- Sports injury -- 24%
- Bending down to pick up something you dropped -- 21%
More here; (SWNS)