Pashine Aishwarya A, Jethani Simran, Chourasia Shilpa
Department of Physiotherapy, VSPM's College of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, IND.
Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, VSPM's College of Physiotherapy, Nagpur, IND.
Cureus. 2023 Apr 5;15(4):e37170. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37170. eCollection 2023 Apr.
Background and objective Smartphone use has increased exponentially over the last two years worldwide. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to significantly higher dependence on the smartphone for information exchange and communication among the general public. Currently, India has hundreds of millions of smartphone users, and their numbers are on the rise. This has raised concerns regarding the adverse effects of smartphone use on mental and musculoskeletal health. In light of this, this study aimed to determine and evaluate the musculoskeletal consequences of smartphone use. Method A total of 102 participants (50 adolescents and 52 adults) who were smartphone users and are asymptomatic for cervical spine-related disorders were included based on convenience sampling. The components assessed were cervical rotation using tape measurement and cervical proprioception using the head repositioning accuracy test. Frequency distribution tables and text were used to report the results. Results The results of this research indicated reduced cervical rotation range and cervical proprioception deficits in both adolescent and adult smartphone users. Furthermore, no correlation was found between cervical rotation (right and left) and cervical proprioception (right and left rotation). Conclusion Though the results showed that both the individual components - cervical rotation and cervical proprioception - were significantly affected, there was no correlation between the components, which indicates that these asymptomatic individuals who are marginally excessive smartphone users are at increased risk for reduced cervical mobility and deficits in cervical proprioception.
背景与目的 在过去两年中，全球范围内智能手机的使用呈指数级增长。2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的爆发导致公众在信息交流和沟通方面对智能手机的依赖显著增加。目前，印度有数亿智能手机用户，且数量还在不断上升。这引发了人们对智能手机使用对心理和肌肉骨骼健康产生不利影响的担忧。有鉴于此，本研究旨在确定和评估智能手机使用对肌肉骨骼的影响。方法 基于便利抽样，纳入了102名智能手机用户（50名青少年和52名成年人），他们均无颈椎相关疾病的症状。评估的内容包括使用卷尺测量颈椎旋转度以及使用头部重新定位准确性测试评估颈椎本体感觉。结果采用频率分布表和文字进行报告。结果 本研究结果表明，青少年和成年智能手机用户的颈椎旋转范围均减小，且存在颈椎本体感觉缺陷。此外，未发现颈椎旋转（左右）与颈椎本体感觉（左右旋转）之间存在相关性。结论 尽管结果显示颈椎旋转和颈椎本体感觉这两个单独的指标均受到显著影响，但两者之间不存在相关性，这表明这些轻度过度使用智能手机的无症状个体出现颈椎活动度降低和颈椎本体感觉缺陷的风险增加。
