Deivendran Gunaseelan, Kanagaraj Thamarai Selvi, Leelabai Bhavisha Sreenivasan, Raju Prasath Thirumalai, Kannan Priyadharshni, Ayyavoo Saravanan, Periasamy Panneerselvam
Department of Physiology, SRM Medical College, Hospital and Research Center, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Physiology, Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Samayapuram, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2025 Apr-Jun;17(2):87-89. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_943_25. Epub 2025 Jul 23.
The rapid proliferation of smartphone use among young adults has raised concerns about its impact on physical health, particularly musculoskeletal pain. Prolonged screen time and poor ergonomic habits have been linked to discomfort in the neck, shoulders, wrists, and elbows.
To assess the association between smartphone addiction and musculoskeletal pain among university students in India.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among university students aged 18-26 who used digital devices for a minimum of 3 h daily. Participants were assessed using validated tools, including the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV), Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and the Cornell Hand Discomfort Questionnaire (CHDQ). Data were collected via Google Forms and analyzed.
Out of 321 respondents, those with high SAS-SV scores (>40) showed a significantly higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the neck (85%), wrists/hands (62.5%), and shoulders (50%) compared to low usage groups ( < 0.05). Functional impairments in academic activities were also more frequent in the high usage group, particularly due to neck (27.5%) and wrist/hand pain (20.0%). Females and dental students reported a higher incidence of neck and wrist discomfort.
Excessive smartphone use is significantly associated with musculoskeletal pain and functional impairment among young adults. These findings underscore the urgent need for ergonomic education, behavioral interventions, and further longitudinal research to mitigate the health risks of prolonged screen exposure in university populations.
智能手机在年轻人中的迅速普及引发了人们对其对身体健康影响的担忧，尤其是肌肉骨骼疼痛。长时间的屏幕使用时间和不良的人体工程学习惯与颈部、肩部、手腕和肘部的不适有关。
评估印度大学生中智能手机成瘾与肌肉骨骼疼痛之间的关联。
对年龄在18 - 26岁、每天使用数字设备至少3小时的大学生进行了一项横断面研究。使用经过验证的工具对参与者进行评估，包括智能手机成瘾量表简版（SAS - SV）、北欧肌肉骨骼问卷（NMQ）、肩部疼痛和功能障碍指数（SPADI）、颈部功能障碍指数（NDI）以及康奈尔手部不适问卷（CHDQ）。通过谷歌表单收集数据并进行分析。
在321名受访者中，与低使用组相比，SAS - SV得分高（>40）的人在颈部（85%）、手腕/手部（62.5%）和肩部（50%）的肌肉骨骼疼痛患病率显著更高（<0.05）。高使用组在学术活动中的功能障碍也更频繁，尤其是由于颈部疼痛（27.5%）和手腕/手部疼痛（20.0%）。女性和牙科专业学生报告的颈部和手腕不适发生率更高。
过度使用智能手机与年轻人的肌肉骨骼疼痛和功能障碍显著相关。这些发现强调了迫切需要进行人体工程学教育、行为干预以及进一步的纵向研究，以减轻大学人群中长时间屏幕暴露的健康风险。
