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Lying in bed watching TV hurts cervical spine most

BY Iris Wheatley 2020-07-31

   The arrival of the World Cup every year is a festival for the majority of fans. As a spine surgeon, I can’t help but feel a bit worried about it-there may be more patients with cervical spine pain. Watching TV in bed is a habit of many people. This posture seems comfortable and comfortable, but it can be said that it is very bad for the cervical spine. The reasons are as follows:

   1. It is easy to make the head and neck a focus. Many patients who come to the clinic to see the cervical spine have one thing in common-leaning on the back of the bed to watch TV. In itself, if you sit upright and lean against the back of the bed, it is ok, but because half of the bed is relatively soft and flexible, the neck will gradually nest into a "C" shape. This posture just contradicts the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, so Prone to neck pain.

   2. The height of the TV is not suitable. In some people, the TV in the bedroom is too high or too low, and when the TV is lying down, the head is too high or low. For a ball game for nearly two hours, the neck muscles are in a posture for a long time, and it is easy to fatigue and cause pain symptoms.

   3. The neck sprain is prone to occur. When watching TV lying down, no matter what posture you take, most of your neck muscles are relaxed relative to the sitting position, but the World Cup football game is often brilliant, and sudden goals can easily make fans excited. When you get up, it is easy to cause mild dislocation of the neck joint process and muscle sprain, which can cause cervical spine disease.

  Dr. Konan recommends: Bad posture is an important factor inducing cervical spondylosis. It is good to watch the World Cup and wonderful programs. It is better to sit on the sofa. It is better to adopt a sitting posture for watching the game online. Fans with cervical spondylosis should pay attention to moving the neck during the game, so that local muscles and joints can be relaxed and rested. At the same time, pay attention to avoid the temperature of the air conditioner being too low while watching the game, and make the neck cold.

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