Yang Yunsuan (pseudonym), a 26-year-old Chinese man from Changsha, Hunan Province, China, went to see a doctor at Changsha Central Hospital. Because his left elbow was swollen. and cannot stretch or bend
Doctors from the hospital’s rheumatology department were shocked. When the young man said He likes to use his cell phone continuously, about 6-10 hours a day, after work to play games.
Yang said he likes to play games on his mobile phone. Since the time when I was in secondary school But I stopped because I was worried about my studies. Until he successfully passed the college entrance exam. So he returned to playing games with his mobile phone again. and continued playing until the beginning of work
Yang is so addicted to games that she plays every day after dinner. Each day he played for at least 6 hours, and there were times when he played games for up to 10 hours straight, where he would sit in the same position. which has the elbow bent all the time Two years ago, Yang discovered that his left elbow had begun to swell. Can’t bend or straighten elbows Including feeling and finding a small lump under the skin in the arm joint.
Later, his elbow condition began to deteriorate and became a hindrance in his daily life. He couldn’t shower or put on clothes easily. So I decided to see the doctor at the hospital.
After examining Yang’s left arm with an MRI, doctors discovered that inside his arm there were thousands of tiny, pearl-like pellets surrounding the joint in his left elbow. and concluded that he was suffering from a rare bone marrow disease called synovial chondromatosis. which looks similar to a bone tumor There is cartilage tissue that forms a lump in the joint membrane or tendon sheath of connective tissue. If left for a long time These lumps turn into calculus that adheres to the bone joints.
Yang is thought to be suffering from this disease. Because he often sits and plays on his cell phone without moving or changing his posture for long periods of time every day. Normally, this disease is not life-threatening. Can be treated with surgery to remove the tartar.
Dr. Yu Min of Changsha Central Hospital This patient’s therapist provided information that The treatment went well. A large number of calcifications can be surgically removed from the patient’s arm. Not less than a thousand pieces Meanwhile, the patient recovered excellently after surgery.
Dr. Yu Min also warned that People in this era tend to use their mobile phones for long periods of time every day, especially activities that require them to stay in the same position for a long time, such as playing games, watching movies-drama, watching short clips or various content. online, which can cause harm to various joints in the body such as the shoulders, neck, waist and elbows. Therefore, it is recommended to move your body every hour and stretch the various joints. If you feel that any joint starts to swell. There are symptoms of being stuck. Unable to move normally Or you feel abnormal lumps in the joints. You should immediately see a doctor.
Image credit source: sohu.com
#Warning #mobile #phone #addicts #Doctors #remove #thousands #plaques #young #patients #elbow #Caused #playing #phone #hours #day #Daily #News
2023-12-04 11:00:00
