Abstract
Neck pain among smartphone users: an imminent public health issue during the pandemic time
Highlights
Governments imposed social mobility and travel restriction after the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of COVID-19 as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern [1]
Seek information, and relieve anxiety related to the pandemic, people rely on binoy9797@gmail.com 1Department of Physiotherapy, Composite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities-Kozhikode, Medical College P.O, Kozhikode, Kerala, India Full list of author information is available at the end of the article unhealthy coping strategies like spending more time on the internet and social media through smartphones [2]
Neck pain and smartphone use The prevalence of musculoskeletal discomforts among smartphone users ranges from 1% to 67.8%
Summary
Governments imposed social mobility and travel restriction after the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of COVID-19 as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern [1]. Seek information, and relieve anxiety related to the pandemic, people rely on binoy9797@gmail.com 1Department of Physiotherapy, Composite Regional Centre for Persons with Disabilities-Kozhikode, Medical College P.O, Kozhikode, Kerala, India Full list of author information is available at the end of the article unhealthy coping strategies like spending more time on the internet and social media through smartphones [2]. Neck pain and smartphone use The prevalence of musculoskeletal discomforts among smartphone users ranges from 1% to 67.8%. Neck pain is the most common musculoskeletal problem among smartphone users, with a prevalence of 17.3% to 67.8% [13].
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