Doing online sales, Bui Thu Thuy (26 years old, Hanoi) often has to hug the computer and phone.Thuy has a lot of neck and neck pain.Each pain, Thuy often goes to a massage shop, combined with relaxing shampoo and massage the neck and neck.After each massage, Thuy feels more comfortable.

However, Thuy has recently felt the pain appeared in the neck and spread to the nape of the neck, all over the shoulder blades, even numbness in the whole arm.Thuy decided to go to the doctor, diagnosed with turtle neck syndrome and degenerative cervical spinal degeneration due to the habit of hugging phones and computers all day.

Thuy said: "I am busy doing, less interested in health, so young and osteoarthritis has degenerated like the elderly. Now there is no other way but to practice physical therapy to improve."

BSCK II Nguyen Duc Minh, Head of Functional Rehabilitation Department (Duc Giang Hospital), said that in recent years, the department has received rehabilitation treatment for many cases of young people with turtle syndrome, evenThere are cases of very young cervical spinal degeneration.

In particular, the turtle's neck syndrome, also known as the loss of the neck physiological curve, causes typical manifestations such as the protruding mound behind the neck, crooked neck and back, causing the shoulder to thicken;The pain appears in the neck and spread to the nape of the neck, all over the shoulder blades.The pain can extend down to the arms and cause inconveniences in everyday life.

Turtle -neck syndrome is related to regular use of phones.Recently, a study by the Faculty of Rehabilitation Technology, Hong Bang University showed the problem of turtle -neck syndrome in young people due to abuse of phones.

The study went into analysis of a number of factors related to turtle's neck syndrome on surveying 425 students in Ho Chi Minh City when using the phone.The result indicated the incidence of turtle neck syndrome is 46.6%, the center deviation of 69.2%.The cause of the turtle neck syndrome is determined by the researchers due to the time of using the phone, the average average neck angle is too low ...

Prevention of turtle neck syndrome

Dr. Minh said we can treat turtle's neck syndrome with physiotherapy movements to restore function.In addition, doctors can provide brace to adjust gradually.A case of patients will have to be treated for 2-3 months.

In order to avoid turtle's neck syndrome, early spinal degeneration in young people, right from school, students need to have a proper sitting posture, limiting the use of the phone anytime, anywhere.Young people should have time to use the phone properly, practice more good movements for the spine, should practice yoga, Dr. Minh recommends.

Note the sitting posture

- Keep the neck in a straight position with the spine.

- Shoulders relax, put the forearm in the horizontal plane perpendicular to the elbow, wrist straight to the forearm.

- The back holds straight.Foots should be flat on the floor.

- In case the chair is too high, should use a low chair or a square box to put the foot up in the most comfortable position.

- Avoid sitting cross -legged because this position will put pressure on the area under the knee, easily nervous nerves.

- Avoid your back or tilted posture to look at the screen.

- After 1 to 2 hours of work, stand up and walk, gentle exercise for the muscles to relax.