10-year-old boy has a twisted neck after imitating an acrobatic video online

Children's Hospital 2 (HCMC) said that doctors have just fixed the cervical spine of a 10-year-old boy (living in HCMC) because he imitated acrobatics like in an online video.

According to the family, the child was allowed by his parents to play with the phone alone. Then, suddenly, the child screamed loudly, and the family discovered that the child was holding his neck and crying, his head tilted to one side. The child said that he was imitating the acrobatic moves in the video online.

The patient was taken to Children's Hospital 2 by his family for emergency care. Here, doctors examined and took pictures, and the results showed that the child hadinjurysoftware and bracesspineneck. After 3 days of treatment, the baby is now recovering well.

The boy had his cervical spine fixed by doctors.

The Department of Psychology, Children's Hospital 2 regularly receives cases of pediatric patients coming for examination due to behavioral disorders related to watching TV, surfing the internet and using electronic applications.

Doctors recommend that parents should spend more time with their children and encourage them to participate in physical activities, sports, and reading. Parents should limit their children's time with phones and televisions. When letting children watch videos, parents need to control the content because young children often imitate, and avoid letting children watch violent images that are not age-appropriate...