The frightening pictures revealed that hours spent playing games on a smartphone can result in a frightening “fallen head syndrome”, Writes Japanese doctors described in detail the case of a 25-year-old man whose neck was so weak from this bad habit that he was unable to lift his head.
The shocking photographs can see how he is out of his throat, what doctors attribute to his The vertebrae “extremely stretched” from the unnatural position. In a report on the case of the doctors stated that the patient sought help after what He suffered from severe neck pain for six months and was unable to lift his head. He also had difficulty swallowing, What led to ate fewer meals and, as a result, lost a disturbing amount of weight.
The healthcare professionals noted that although an unnamed man was an active child, everything changed at his early age. After what He experienced “serious bullshit”, the patient actually withdrew from society, stopped going to school and barricading in his room for several years. During his self -insulation he played extremely long games on the phone, Being deeply bending his neck to look at the device.
The images taken by the doctors revealed that the vertebrae on his neck distorted and dislocated, causing a scar -like tissue in the spine over time. Doctors initially tried to correct his head syndrome using collars. Since the patient complained of numbness while wearing these devices, this treatment was discontinued. Instead, doctors decided on a series of surgery.
First, he removed small vertebral segments and part of a scar tissue that was formed on his neck. Then the doctors put a series of screws and metal rods into his neck bones to adjust its posture. Six months after the surgery, it was found that the patient could easily keep his head in a horizontal position. Problems with raising heads and swallowing did not return to the man even during the control examination a year later.
Experts concluded that their patient’s condition was probably caused by a combination of long -term throat effects in an uncomfortable position while playing games on the phone and “basic developmental disorder”. They called to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive use of smartphones, especially because their number is increasing among young people.
