Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Izmir University of Economics, Sakarya, Balcova, 35330, Izmir, Turkey.
Sci Rep. 2024 Aug 29;14(1):20116. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-71153-4.
The mobile phone is essential in daily life, especially during the pandemic. Prolonged use can cause postural issues, leading to common neck pain. This study aims to determine the correlation between mobile phone use duration, addiction, neck muscle endurance, and neck pain in university students. The study included 62 participants (30 female, 32 male) aged 18-35 years. Inclusion criteria required participants to have experienced neck pain at least twice in the past year and to have no other concomitant issues, as well as to volunteer for the study. Demographic information and daily mobile phone usage time were collected. Neck pain was assessed with the Visual Analogue Scale, smartphone addiction with the Smartphone Addiction Scale, and cervical muscle endurance was evaluated. Correlation analysis reveals a moderate relationship between neck pain severity (NPS) and cervical extensor muscle endurance (CEME), a strong relationship between NPS and cervical flexor muscle endurance (CFME), as well as a strong relationship among daily phone usage time (DPUT), CFME, and NPS, with a moderate relationship between DPUT and CEME. Participants were divided into two groups based on their DPUT, revealing that those who used their phone for four hours or more showed significantly higher levels of pain (p < 0.05) and reduced endurance in cervical flexor muscles. Our study found a strong correlation between neck pain, muscle endurance, and daily phone usage. Participants using their phones for more than four hours daily reported increased neck pain and decreased muscle endurance. We suggest integrating phone usage duration into neck pain assessments, promoting ergonomic practices, and offering detailed usage guidelines for users.
手机是日常生活中必不可少的，尤其是在疫情期间。长时间使用手机可能会导致姿势问题，进而引发常见的颈部疼痛。本研究旨在确定大学生手机使用时间、手机成瘾、颈部肌肉耐力与颈部疼痛之间的相关性。研究共纳入 62 名年龄在 18-35 岁之间的参与者（女性 30 名，男性 32 名）。纳入标准为参与者在过去一年中至少经历过两次颈部疼痛，且无其他伴随问题，并自愿参加研究。收集了参与者的人口统计学信息和每日手机使用时间。使用视觉模拟量表评估颈部疼痛，使用智能手机成瘾量表评估手机成瘾，使用颈伸肌耐力评估评估颈屈肌耐力。相关性分析显示，颈部疼痛严重程度（NPS）与颈伸肌耐力（CEME）之间存在中度关系，NPS 与颈屈肌耐力（CFME）之间存在较强关系，同时每日手机使用时间（DPUT）与 CFME 和 NPS 之间存在较强关系，与 CEME 之间存在中度关系。根据 DPUT 将参与者分为两组，结果显示每天使用手机 4 小时或以上的参与者疼痛程度显著更高（p<0.05），颈屈肌耐力也显著降低。本研究发现颈部疼痛、肌肉耐力与每日手机使用时间之间存在较强的相关性。每天使用手机超过 4 小时的参与者报告颈部疼痛增加，肌肉耐力降低。我们建议将手机使用时间纳入颈部疼痛评估中，推广人体工程学实践，并为用户提供详细的使用指南。
