The Relationship Between Intensity of Smartphone Usage and the Risk of De Quervain Syndrome in Undergraduate Female Medical Students of Udayana University.
Elvina Veronica,
I Dewa Ayu Inten Dwi Primayanti,
I Putu Gede Adiatmika
Abstract:
The intensity of smartphone usage among students is high because the presence of smartphones that support our activities. Many negative effects caused by the intensity of excessive smartphone usage such as musculoskeletal disorders. De Quervain's syndrome is a painful condition of the stiloid processus due to synovial wrapper sheath trauma or inflammation that surrounds the abductor polllicis longus muscle and extensor pollicis brevis muscle in the hand due to excessive repetitive movements. This study … Show more
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