Prevalence of Neck Pain among Computer User-A Systematic Review

Background: Complaints of arm, neck, and shoulders (CANS) is a common problem among patients whose work involves computer use, but often ignored most importantly by the physicians partly due to not being able to appreciate the importance of taking a careful detailed occupational history of exposure to a repetitive activity involving upper arms. Method: This systematic review includes cross-sectional study and observational study. Searching done by Google Scholar, PubMed and PEDro from 2013 to 2019. We used terms like-Neck pain, computer, work, information technology, professionals, pain, health problems, discomfort, musculoskeletal diseases, musculo-skeletal system and physiotherapy management. Result: Present outcomes show the prevalence of neck pain in computer user’s females has high prevalence than males. The search resulted in 100 articles but only 07 articles were selected for the study based on criteria. Conclusion: Present review shows that prevalence of neck pain is higher in females when compared to males