Shoveling Snow? How to Protect Your Back (And Your Heart)

Snow and ice can make driving treacherous, of course, but snowfall — especially the wet, heavy kind — can be dangerous even if you never leave your driveway. Each year, shoveling piles of snow after a storm is believed to cause tens of thousands of back and shoulder injuries in the United States, not to mention several hundred heart attacks.

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