Relationship between function of cervical spine and myofascial trigger points pain using smart devices

Problem and hypothesis of the study: prolonged and frequent use of the smartphone with the severe head flexion posture could be one of the main contributing factors to the prevalence of neck and shoulders pain symptoms of smartphone users (Alfaitouri et al., 2019), therefore, we predict that function of cervical spine and myofascial trigger points pain when applying pressure will be significantly different between individuals who are at no risk for dependency, at high risk for dependency and individuals that are dependent on using smart devices. The aim of the study: determine the relationship between function of cervical spine and myofascial trigger points pain using smart devices. Tasks of the study: 1. Evaluate the dependency on smart devices for individuals that have been using smart devices for over 3 years. 2. Evaluate function of cervical spine for individuals that have been using smart devices for over 3 years. 3. Evaluate the myofascial trigger points pain threshold and pain for individuals that have been using smart devices for over 3 years. 4. Determine the correlation between function of cervical spine and myofascial trigger points pain threshold and pain for individuals who are at no risk for dependency, at high risk for dependency and individuals that are dependent on using smart devices. Methods of the study: 52 individuals participated in the study. Dependency on smart devices, function of cervical spine and myofascial trigger points pain threshold and pain were evaluated for the participants. Results: a significant very strong, strong and moderate correlation (p