Long-term use of mobile phones has a lot of harm to the body, which has become a fact recognized by the public.

Due to the epidemic, the number of people at home has increased, and mobile phones have become dependent items, especially when playing with mobile phones before going to bed is a common phenomenon.

For many people, after a busy day, leaning on the bedside to scan the phone and watch TV is the most comfortable time of the day.

But at the same time of being comfortable, this seemingly "comfortable" posture is actually prone to four diseases.

　　On May 17, reporters from Shenyang Evening News and Shenbao All Media learned from the General Surgery Department of Zangong District, Shenyang Fifth People's Hospital that four diseases caused by watching mobile phones before going to bed are eroding people's health.

Case 1

Thumb Tendonitis and Cervical Spondylosis

　　Ms. Zhang, who is in her 50s, came to the General Surgery Department of the Zangong Campus of the Fifth People's Hospital of Shenyang City because of neck and thumb soreness and limited mobility.

　　Tan Zhigang, director of general surgery, said: "I asked her if she likes to lie down and look at her mobile phone, and she said yes." It is understood that Ms. Zhang had cervical spondylosis before. Just looking at the phone, and looking at the phone before going to bed is the norm.

She likes to look down at her mobile phone, which keeps her neck in a tense state for a long time, which leads to the gradual aggravation of cervical spondylosis.

In addition, Ms. Zhang likes to clamp the phone with her thumb and four fingers. The thumb operates and clicks on the phone. The muscles of the thumb, including the thenar, are in a state of tension for a long time, resulting in thumb tendonitis.

Case 2

Gained 30 pounds in one month

　　Ms. Liu, 38, did not go out of the house for 30 days during the epidemic. These days, she stayed at home and did not move. She was lying in bed during the day and night, looking at her mobile phone.

A month later, when she came out to see her friends, they all asked her, "I haven't seen you for a month, why are you so fat? Are you sick?"

　　Tan Zhigang said that Ms. Liu had gained 30 pounds and her belly was as big as that of a pregnant woman. Because she suddenly gained so much weight, she was worried about being seriously ill, so she went to the hospital for treatment.

A medical examination found that she was not seriously ill, but that a metabolic problem caused her to gain weight.

　　It is understood that before going to bed, Ms. Liu maintained a posture when looking at her mobile phone, lying on the bed with the pillow upright on the bed, with her neck poked. Sometimes she was really uncomfortable, so she sat up.

Due to less activity, less sleep, and less calorie consumption, she quickly gained weight in a short period of time.

Case 3

handsome guy grows double chin

　　The 30-year-old Mr. Zhao is handsome, and colleagues in the unit say he looks like a star.

Also because the unit is on holiday, Mr. Zhao hides in his room every day to do Douyin and do live broadcasts.

I don't know when it started, Mr. Zhao's fans have asked: Why did the idol become a "double chin"?

　　Tan Zhigang said that a double chin will also appear when you bow your head to play with a mobile phone for a long time, because when you bow your head and play with a mobile phone, the pressure on the neck is greater than usual.

Keeping the head bowed will accelerate the aging of epidermal cells and deepen neck wrinkles.

In addition, gravity and the force of lowering the head will have a traction on the fat, causing the skin to loosen, resulting in a loose jaw, which is easy to form a double chin.

Case 4

The "mobile shoulder" of pseudo-angina pectoris

　　The 35-year-old Mr. Wu came to the doctor because his shoulder was often accompanied by pain in the inner side of the scapula. He thought it was angina pectoris at first, but was later diagnosed as "mobile phone shoulder".

　　Tan Zhigang said that "mobile shoulder" is mainly characterized by shoulder pain, which is not limited in scope. The pain is obvious during adduction, abduction and internal and external rotation, and it is often accompanied by stuffy pain in the medial side of the scapula.

In severe cases, diffuse dull pain in the neck and shoulders, numbness of the upper extremities, chills, bloating, and weakness may appear similar to thoracic outlet syndrome, which are similar to "pseudo angina" symptoms.

　　Tan Zhigang said that the injury mechanism of the "mobile phone shoulder" is like this. The classic action of many people looking at the mobile phone is to press the left arm below, rotate the upper arm externally, and the forearm abducts and rotates externally. At this time, the biceps is externally rotated.

The insertion point of the pectoralis major is reflexed and attached to the ridge of the greater tuberosity of the humerus and wraps it on the biceps, so external rotation of the biceps will pull the pectoralis major attachment outward.

The deltoid muscle, subscapularis muscle, trapezius muscle, serratus anterior muscle, triceps elbow fascia, and surrounding nerves and blood vessels are also involved.

Simply put, "mobile phone shoulder" is the damage to the shoulder joint function caused by the fatigue injury of the pectoralis major.

in conclusion

Looking at your phone can cause a variety of physical problems

　　Tan Zhigang said that in addition to the four most common diseases mentioned above, looking at mobile phones can also cause skin problems, vision problems, mental problems, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and mental diseases.

　　Looking at the mobile phone for a long time, the day and night are reversed, which will lead to endocrine and metabolic disorders, increase the secretion of sebaceous glands in the skin, and the skin is relatively rough.

Looking at the mobile phone for a long time, the muscles of the eyes are cramped and tense, and it is easy to cause myopia. The original myopia may be aggravated.

In addition, because the mobile phone has a certain amount of radiation, and many people like to look at the mobile phone at night, the mobile phone is bright and the surrounding light is relatively dark, this contrast is very likely to cause vision loss and visual fatigue.

Suggest

Do five when looking at your phone

keep you from getting sick

　　Tan Zhigang said that mobile phones have become a part of our lives, and it is impossible not to use mobile phones.

But we can live in harmony with mobile phones. If we get along well, we can live and work well without affecting our health.

We recommend that you do the following five points.

　　First, don't look at the phone for more than half an hour at a time, put down the phone for half an hour, and look at the green plants and distant scenery.

　　Second, try not to bow your head when looking at your phone.

The mobile phone and the line of sight are preferably on the same level, and the distance between the eyes and the mobile phone must be greater than one foot.

　　Third, it is best not to look at the mobile phone after 23:00, pay attention to the surrounding light when looking at the mobile phone, try to use the natural light, do not turn on the desk lamp at night to play with the mobile phone, so that the brightness of the mobile phone and the surrounding environment will not be too different.

　　Fourth, it is recommended to use a mobile phone holder when looking at a mobile phone, which can reduce the occurrence of thumb tendonitis and cervical spondylosis.

　　Fifth, children under the age of 15 are not recommended to play with mobile phones, because children have poor self-control, and mobile phones have slight radiation, which may affect intellectual development.

　　Wu Qiang, director reporter of Shenyang Evening News and Shenbao All Media