The consequences from "plugged face" into the phone

Recently, a teenager (15 years old, Hoa Binh province) was taken to the emergency by the family in a state of intense pain in the cervical spine area, limb paralysis.

Terrible left side

Before the disease, this teenager played the game on the phone continuously all night.In the process of playing, there are many movements such as shaking, jerking neck, but according to the patient, it is to relieve fatigue.

At the time of hospitalization, patients with paralysis, paralysis on the right side with leg muscle 2/5 and hand force only 1/5, accompanied by pain in many vertebrae of the neck 4-5-6-7.Doubting many related to the spinal cord spinal cord, the doctor appointed MRI scan and discovered large hematoma in the horizontal horizontal horizontal pulp of C3-C5 level, causing compression of the neck.After having an emergency surgery to take hematoma, stop bleeding, press the spinal cord compression ..., the patient passes through danger, sensation, signs of gradually recovery movement.

Dr. Truong Nhu Hien, Head of Neurology Department - Hoa Binh General Hospital (people who directly operated for patients), said the habit of shaking and jerking neck to reduce fatigue due to the use of the phone continuously isThe main cause of the cervical spine is suddenly affected by strong force causing damage to blood vessels to compress the cervical spinal cord."The disease is common with older people, severe spinal degeneration.

At medical facilities specialized in orthopedic injuries in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City ..., the number of young patients treated due to the events of the habit of the era "plugged the face" into the phone, immobile for a long timeNot little.The most recent was a 17 -year -old girl who was received by the Orthopedic Trauma Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City) for prolonged neck pain.Diagnosis detected patients with muscle pain, neck muscle atrophy due to sedentary.Find out, in addition to studying, the girl "plugged her face" all day in the phone.

Experts warn in Vietnam, the situation of using smartphones in young people in both quantity and duration increases so high that it becomes a concern for parents.A recent survey among students (4 high schools in Ho Chi Minh City and 2 schools in Binh Duong) also pointed out that up to 37.7% of students in Ho Chi Minh City use phones from 5-6 hours/day;In Binh Duong this ratio is 41.2%.The age of using the Internet is 14-15 (93%), followed by 12-13 years (82%).They often use the Internet to serve learning, entertainment, making friends, sharing information and shopping.

According to doctors, the use of computers and smartphones has become a popular habit of the whole community.The technological boom brings many utilities, becoming a learning, working, entertainment tool ... but it is also potentially many health risks.The fact has acknowledged the effects on the brain, eyes, musculoskeletal, metabolic disorders, depression ... These issues may not be life -threatening in the long run, but in the long run, it can cause consequences in life.

Disease of era

Assoc.Prof. Dr. Le Manh Cuong, Director of Tue Tinh Hospital (Hanoi), said that modern lifestyle makes people lazy to exercise, while the time to use computers and phone is more.When sitting in a position, a posture that uses computers and phones for a long time can lead to neck and neck pain, neck pain ..., thereby leading to increased osteoarthritis diseases.At Tue Tinh Hospital, many young people have come to the examination, rehabilitation treatment, physical therapy due to neck and neck pain, spinal pain, joint pain, disc herniation.Particularly for office workers, the incidence of musculoskeletal disease has now increased greatly."One disease is seen in young people is hemorrhoids. About 30% -40% of Vietnamese people have this" hard to say "disease and among the reasons for the disease with long sitting, using phones, machinesCalculate the continuous table for many hours " - Assoc. Prof. Cuong warned.

According to experts, it is not difficult to see that most people use phones and computers to force themselves into the bow position.Even, users only use one hand to keep the phone, the computer and perform the operations on it.Maintaining the habit of bowing for a long time can cause the head to pour forward, affecting the cervical spine, causing crewing neck as well as musculoskeletal pain in the hands, especially the wrist position,finger.The reason is that the muscle group must shrink to endure the weight than usual."The bow posture increases the pressure on the neck and spine 4-5 times higher than holding the head straight. In the long term, weakening the ligaments in the spine, leading to neck pain syndrome;Changing the physiological curve of spine, increasing the risk of spondylosis, disc herniation " - MSc specialist I Ho Van Duy An, Orthopedic Trauma Center - Tam Anh General Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City, recommended.

Experts also warn that "plugging" into the phone can lead to "Tech Neck" syndrome.This is the term of the era used to describe the chronic neck and shoulder pain due to frequent bowed to look at electronic devices.Many studies show that people who spend time using the phone will be less physically active, the body will become slow, not active, easy to obesity, leading to cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis,increased blood fat, diabetes ...

To prevent this risk, doctors advise the goal of using phones, tablets and turning off these devices at a given time of the day, for example, when going to exercise, when eating,When playing with friends, do not take the phone when taking a shower, hygiene or when going to bed."Parents should control the use of their children's phones, especially the age of students. For young children, when playing the phone, they should remove application software, especially the game applications that make children ham.me;