Association of smartphone addiction with Text neck syndrome Among Medical students of Lahore

  • Anna Hijab University institute of Physical therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University ofLahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Arooj Fatima University institute of Physical therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University ofLahore, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Taiba Suleman The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Rizmi Naseer Physiotherapy Clinic Hamza Medical Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords: Text neck syndrome, Smartphone addiction scale (SAS-SV), Neck disability index (NDI)

Abstract

Smartphones nowadays, are becoming an
essential component of many lives. The
excessive use of Smartphone can result in its
addiction and various health hazards such as
variations in the normal body posture. It's
prolonged usage results in forward exion
posture of the head and may leads towards the
Text Neck Syndrome.

Published
2021-08-13
How to Cite
Hijab, A., Fatima, A., Suleman, T., & Naseer, R. (2021). Association of smartphone addiction with Text neck syndrome Among Medical students of Lahore. Pakistan Journal of Physical Therapy (PJPT), 2(03), 14-18. https://doi.org/10.52229/pjpt.v2i03.1145
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