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Online First Current Issue Archive Most Downloaded Most Accessed Most Cited « Previous Article Next Article » Original Research   RMJ. 2022; 47(3): 527-531 Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation Rudaba Khalid, Fareeha Amjad, Adnan Hashim, Qurat Ul Ain. Abstract Objective: To find the association between smartphone usage and text neck syndrome and to assess the frequency of text neck syndrome among young adults during quarantine period of covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted on 184 young adults using non-probability convenient sampling technique. The data were collected from different institutes of Lahore. We used Neck disability Index and Nomophobia questionnaire. Results: Out of 184 participants, 64.7% were female and 35.3% were male. Mean age was 21.8478±2 years. 76.6% of the participants had text neck syndrome in the study. There was no disability (0-4 scores) in 26.6% young adults, mild disability (5-14 score) in 30.4% young adults and moderate disability (15-24 scores) in 28.8% young adults with p<0.001. Conclusion: There was significant positive association between smartphone usage and text neck syndrome. The excessive and prolonged use of smartphones is directly associated with higher neck disability scores. The frequency of text neck syndrome during covid-19 has significantly increased. Key words: Text neck, neck pain, smart phone.   ARTICLE TOOLS Abstract PDF Fulltext How to cite this article Citation Tools Related Records   Articles by Rudaba Khalid Articles by Fareeha Amjad Articles by Adnan Hashim Articles by Qurat Ul Ain on Google on Google Scholar How to Cite this Article Pubmed Style Khalid R, Amjad F, Hashim A, Ain QU. Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation. RMJ. 2022; 47(3): 527-531. Web Style Khalid R, Amjad F, Hashim A, Ain QU. Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=139884 [Access: September 02, 2022]. AMA (American Medical Association) Style Khalid R, Amjad F, Hashim A, Ain QU. Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation. RMJ. 2022; 47(3): 527-531. Vancouver/ICMJE Style Khalid R, Amjad F, Hashim A, Ain QU. Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation. RMJ. (2022), [cited September 02, 2022]; 47(3): 527-531. Harvard Style Khalid, R., Amjad, . F., Hashim, . A. & Ain, . Q. U. (2022) Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation. RMJ, 47 (3), 527-531. Turabian Style Khalid, Rudaba, Fareeha Amjad, Adnan Hashim, and Qurat Ul Ain. 2022. Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation. Rawal Medical Journal, 47 (3), 527-531. Chicago Style Khalid, Rudaba, Fareeha Amjad, Adnan Hashim, and Qurat Ul Ain. "Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation." Rawal Medical Journal 47 (2022), 527-531. MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Khalid, Rudaba, Fareeha Amjad, Adnan Hashim, and Qurat Ul Ain. "Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation." Rawal Medical Journal 47.3 (2022), 527-531. Print. APA (American Psychological Association) Style Khalid, R., Amjad, . F., Hashim, . A. & Ain, . Q. U. (2022) Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation. Rawal Medical Journal, 47 (3), 527-531.

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Text neck syndrome, an emerging public health threat during Covid-19 situation
Rudaba Khalid, Fareeha Amjad, Adnan Hashim, Qurat Ul Ain
RMJ. Year: 2022, Volume: 47, Issue: 3: 527-531.

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