Forward neck posture on cervical pain among university students: effect of smartphone addiction

These days, smartphones are used for much more than just making and receiving phone calls and text messages; they can also be used to view and share media, surf the web, and send and receive electronic mail. A cross-sectional analysis of college students between the ages of 17 and 30, who were using smartphones for prolonged period of time. The survey was conducted through an online questionnaire. Simple random sampling was used to get 404 samples, 216 of which were men and 188 of which were women. There is a positive and highly significant (p < 0.01) association between forward neck posture and cervical pain in college students. Using a smartphone excessively is associated with increased risk of cervical pain (p < 0.01). The findings of this study reveal that the extended and extensive use of smartphones by university undergraduates is a key contributing cause of their neck pain.