In just one year, a man went from blurred eyes to only 0.1 naked eyesight, and suffered from cataracts, is it a sudden illness or another reason?
Mr. Ye (pseudonym), who is in his 50s in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, felt that his eyesight had deteriorated for nearly a year. After examination, he had only 0.1 vision in both eyes, and he had developed cataracts, that is, opacity of the lens, and there were signs of lens dislocation.
It turned out that Mr. Ye often had headaches, tired and sore eyes, and tried to massage the eye area with a fascia gun on his own, and the discomfort was relieved. As a result, he often uses a fascia gun to massage the eye area. Since there was no history of trauma or other clear triggers that caused the dislocation of the lens, the doctor judged that Mr. Yip was most likely due to the damage to the suspensory ligament caused by the high-frequency vibration of the fascia gun, which led to eye disease.
Mr. Ye's practice is not unique, Ms. Lin from Fuzhou also used a fascia gun massage due to sore eyes. She was diagnosed with only 0.1 vision in her left eye, a cloudy lens in her eye, and cataracts.
"The eye is a very fragile organ, and a constant, high-frequency vibration is equivalent to a quick fist blow to the eyeball, and the eye can be extremely damaged." Zhao Guangyu, president of Fuzhou Southeast Eye Hospital, said that the lens of the eye is like the lens of a camera, and the healthy lens is transparent.
In addition, high-frequency vibrations can detach the retina, which attaches to the back wall of the eyeball, causing serious damage to vision and the possibility of blindness.
Safety Tips: In addition to the eyes, what other parts of the body should not be used with a fascia gun?
The fascia gun needs to be used along the texture and fascia of the human body, and cannot be overused only for the soreness of the muscles. Doctors remind you to avoid the following areas when using a fascia gun massage:
armpit
Too much force can easily cause lymphatic injury, inflammation, or numbness in the hand due to touching the nerves.
Thorax and abdomen
The heart, lungs, stomach and other vital organs are located in the chest and abdomen, and it is easy to get injured by massaging this area with a fascia gun.
arteries
Continued stress on the large blood vessels may cause damage, causing blood clots, which can easily lead to stroke after falling off with the blood flow.
joint
Stimulates hard joints and can easily cause damage to joints and cartilage.
In addition, areas such as the anterior neck where nerves and blood vessels are abundant, and around weak joints such as elbows and wrists, are also not suitable for fascia guns. Pregnant women and patients with diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, arterial embolism, etc. are not recommended to use fascia guns. (Source: Hubei Emergency Management, Suizhou Fire Protection)