Musculoskeletal Disorder in Smartphone Users: A Survey Study

Background: Smartphone is one of the most popular technological devices among many ages worldwide.In daily life, smartphone users browse the internet, use social media, write documents chat with other users, play games,listen to music, and perform many other activities on their smartphones. During these tasks, individual may be engaged in one position for a long time without moving or making specific movements repeatedly leading to musculoskeletal discomfort. Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to find the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among smartphone users and to understand the onset of pain with relation to age and smartphone usage. Method and material: This study involved participants between the age group 15-60 years. Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was administered to the participants to find the pain prevalence and body locations affected, also demographics and characteristics of participants using smartphone was collected. Conclusion: The study reported that the prevalence of pain among smartphone users is high. Neck , wrist/hands , low back were the common sites of pain. Also characteristics of participants while using smartphone were seen to be related to onset of pain