Musculoskeletal Pain and Postural Abnormalities among Smartphone-Using Digital Natives

Odole, Adesola C.; A, Olutoge Dorcas; Oluwagbohunmi, Awosoga; E, Mbada Chidozie; Fatoye, C.; Oyewole, Olufemi O.; Ruth, Oladele; A, Fatoye Francis; O, Akinpelu Aderonke

doi:10.23937/2572-3243.1510089

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“…Odole et al 2020 linked MSD pain to postural abnormalities and smartphone usage [15]. The authors evaluated 12 postures classified as good or faulty (based on the plumb line method proposed by [20]) on Nigerian students.…”

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Effect of day time on smartphone use posture and related musculoskeletal disorders risk: a survey among university students

Jacquier-Bret,

Gorce

2023

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are one of the most important problems among young smartphone users worldwide. Portability leads to a wide variety of postures during the different activities of the day. The objective evaluation of these postures coupled with ergonomic tools allows evaluating the level of MSD risk to which users are exposed. Methods The purpose was to investigate the effect of the time of day on the posture adopted during smartphone use among university students. The study was conducted through a cross-sectional survey of 263 university sports students. Four time of day, i.e. morning, afternoon, evening and night, and a taxonomy of 41 postures called SmarTaxo were considered. SmarTaxo included 18 sitting, 11 standing, 10 lying and 2 walking postures and their ergonomic score. After checking the normality of the data, a non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis test was used to study the effect of the time of day on the use duration of the different postures. Results The total mean duration use per typical weekday was 5.39 ± 2.19 h for males and 5.15 ± 1.60 h for females with maximal duration during evening. The average smartphone use durations were statistically longer in afternoon and evening for all sitting (9.44 and 9.22 min respectively, p < 0.05) and calling (3.38 and 3.33 min respectively, p < 0.05) postures. The longest duration for standing postures was recorded for afternoon (8.91 min, p < 0.05). The lying postures were significantly more present in evening (19.36 min). Some postures were more used during a time of day. The side-lying posture was used more in evening and has an ergonomic score of 6, i.e. a high MSD risk. Conclusions The survey showed that users are exposed to MSDs regardless of posture and time of day. Sitting postures are used more in the morning and afternoon while lying postures are used more in the evening. As long as the rate of use is so high (> 5 h per day), young people will remain highly exposed to MSDs.

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“…texting, web browsing, watching video, gaming, photos and selfies, and calling. They were obtained on the basis of works addressing the issue of postures when using smartphone [8,15,16,22,23,25,[27][28][29][30][31]. The synthesis of these works led to propose taxonomy of 41 postures called SmarTaxo (Table 1).…”

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Effect of day time on smartphone use posture and related musculoskeletal disorders risk: a survey among university students

Jacquier-Bret,

Gorce

2023

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…Musculoskeletal pain is extremely common regardless of age, gender, or socioeconomic status, making it common even in younger populations, especially pain in the neck, shoulder, and back. Studies have found a high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the student population, ranging from 51.7% to 54.5% (5). Pain is a very common feature of most MSDs.…”

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The effect of the application of Kinesio Tape on pain relief in musculoskeletal disorders

Remić

Bojičić

Hadžiomerović

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JHSCI

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Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common in men and women of all ages in all sociodemographic strata of society. Pain and functional limitations caused by MSDs severely limit independence and quality of life and interfere with an individual’s ability to participate in family and social life and work. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the Kinesio Tape (KT) technique on pain intensity in patients with MSDs of the upper and/or lower extremities before, during, and after therapeutic treatment. Methods: The study involved 123 patients of both sexes and all ages diagnosed with MSDs of the upper and/or lower extremities. Patients were randomly divided into two groups, a control group and an experimental group. The control group received the standard therapy protocol for MSDs, while the experimental group received the standard therapy protocol for MSDs plus the KT technique on the treated segment. The brief pain inventory was used to assess pain intensity. Both groups of participants were tested with the research instruments at baseline, during and after therapeutic treatment. Results: The ability to walk due to pain was significantly less impaired in the control group than in participants in the experimental group, in whom pain significantly impeded walking (p < 0.001). Normal walking was significantly more impaired in the experimental group than in the control group (p = 0.001). Pain significantly impaired relationships with others in the experimental group compared to the control group (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Subjects in the experimental group showed a significant decrease in pain in all areas after therapeutic treatment with KT compared to subjects in the control group.

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“…Other researchers have investigated smartphone activities to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) related to the upper limbs [ 11 ] upper extremities [ 12 ], or postures qualified as good or faulty [ 13 ]. Their research evaluated the duration and distribution of several smartphone activities among students, such as chatting, watching videos/movies, playing games, making phone calls, browsing the internet, blogging, making video calls, reading/studying, and engaging in photography.…”

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“…Their research evaluated the duration and distribution of several smartphone activities among students, such as chatting, watching videos/movies, playing games, making phone calls, browsing the internet, blogging, making video calls, reading/studying, and engaging in photography. Balakrishnan et al [ 12 ] and Odole et al [ 13 ] provided data on user distribution within a 1–2 h time frame, including percentages for activities such as web browsing (21 % and 21.3 % for 5 h), phone calls (36 % and 28.5 % for 2 h), and watching videos and taking pictures (20 % and 41.3 % for 2 h), respectively. In contrast, Berolo et al [ 11 ] achieved greater precision when it came to mean durations.…”

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Postural prevalence, time of day and spent time activities during smartphone weekday use among students: A survey to prevent musculoskeletal disorders

Gorce,

Jacquier-Bret

2023

Heliyon

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Musculoskeletal Pain and Postural Abnormalities among Smartphone-Using Digital Natives

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Effect of day time on smartphone use posture and related musculoskeletal disorders risk: a survey among university students

Effect of day time on smartphone use posture and related musculoskeletal disorders risk: a survey among university students

The effect of the application of Kinesio Tape on pain relief in musculoskeletal disorders

Postural prevalence, time of day and spent time activities during smartphone weekday use among students: A survey to prevent musculoskeletal disorders

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