Qianjiang Evening News·Hourly News Correspondent Wang Wenting Reporter He Lina
As a qualified modern person, we cannot do without our mobile phones every day. In addition to feeling sad, the most painful thing is the neck.
The standard posture for most people when playing with mobile phones is to lower their heads and lean their necks forward. But did you know that lowering your head to play with mobile phones equals carrying 50 pounds of rice on your neck? The most common problem caused by excessive use of mobile phones is cervical vertebra . So, is there any cure for the "mobile neck" caused by using mobile phones?
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Long-term use of mobile phones has caused cervical vertebra deformation
Roommates are too scared to be a bowhead
21-year-old college student Chen Chen (pseudonym) is a serious mobile phone enthusiast, no matter where he goes They are all playing with their phones with their heads down. Over time, his neck began to lean forward unconsciously, and he became "hunched over his chest". His classmates teased him for looking more and more "vulgar".
Chen Chen himself also noticed this problem. He reflected that it was because his sitting posture was incorrect. He just needed to pay a little attention. However, he gradually developed dizziness, nausea and other symptoms and came to a hospital in Hangzhou for treatment.
After a detailed examination, the doctor found that the culprit of his "hunched back" and dizziness and nausea was an anterior tilt of the cervical spine, all of which were caused by Xiao Chen often lowering his head to play with his mobile phone.
Chen Chen is not an exception. After getting the report, his roommates also started talking about it.
Roommate A: This generation born in 2000 said that if you use your mobile phone upright, your arms really can’t hold it up! Especially today's mobile phones, which often cost more than half a pound.
Roommate B: I know this very well. Although I am not born in 2000, I still have problems with my cervical spine, and the pain is really life-threatening.
Roommate C: I was so scared that I quickly threw away my phone and stopped playing...
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The key point is to lower your head
rather than playing with your phone
Regarding this issue, Meng Xiangbo, deputy director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, No. 1 Hospital in Hangzhou The chief physician said that the key is to lower your head rather than playing with your phone. The main reason is that the posture is wrong. Whether playing with mobile phones or computers, or doing homework, if you keep your head down for a long time, cervical spine problems will occur sooner or later.
"Our necks have a physiological curvature that is slightly forward. Always looking down at the mobile phone will straighten the cervical spine and lose the 'curvy'. It will also cause the muscles in the front and back of the neck to excessively flex and stretch."
When a person does not lower his head At this time, the neck only needs to bear the pressure of the head (about 4 to 5 kilograms), which is very relaxed. But when you lower your head, in order to reduce the pressure on the cervical spine, the muscles and ligaments in the neck will reflexively tense up to resist leaning forward. If things go on like this, the pressure on the neck will increase, and then you will experience neck pain, shoulder pain, arm pain...all kinds of pain will come to you. .
If your neck only feels tired occasionally, just take a rest. But if you have obvious soreness, pain, or even numbness and tingling in your fingertips, unsteady walking, and frequent dizziness, then you should be alert: it may be a sign of cervical spondylosis .
Doctors teach you the correct posture for playing with mobile phones
The core of correct posture is actually three words: don’t lower your head. How to do it? Meng Xiangbo said that the general principle is that placing the mobile phone and the eyes at the same height and keeping the mobile phone at eye level are the most basic requirements for playing with mobile phones without harming the cervical spine.
Rehabilitation doctors teach you 3 tricks that will definitely come in handy.
The first move: Ultraman style
Action points:
When standing, you can hold the mobile phone in one hand and support the other hand under the elbow, keeping the mobile phone at eye level;
Relax your neck and hold the mobile phone to your eyes in your right hand height;
The left hand supports the right hand to hold the phone more comfortably (change it if you are used to using your left hand).
The most important thing is: don't bow your head.
Second move: reading style
If you find it too tiring to hold it with your hands, use a table, like this:
Action points:
Sit in front of the table, with your elbows on the tabletop;
Sit your body straight, relax your neck, and use your hands Raise the phone to eye height;
Try to place the phone at or near eye height, but remember to support your arms.
The most important thing is: don’t bow your head.
The third trick: Use props (no style)
Don’t waste it if you have a mobile phone holder. Use it quickly to free your hands and neck, like this:
Just adjust the holder to the height of your eyes.
The most important thing is still: don’t bow your head!
Of course, no matter what kind of posture, you need to have "degree", because any long-term static posture, even an ideal posture, will lead to body stiffness and excessive pressure, which will make the cervical and lumbar spine and other parts feel uncomfortable. . Therefore, Meng Xiangbo reminds you to change your posture every few minutes, or put down your phone and take a rest.
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