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| Title of Article |
Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in smartphone users |
| Date of Acceptance |
3 October 2019 |
| Journal |
| Title of Journal |
วารสารกายภาพบำบัด |
| Standard |
TCI |
| Institute of Journal |
สมาคมกายภาพบำบัดแห่งประเทศไทย |
| ISBN/ISSN |
0125-4634 |
| Volume |
41 |
| Issue |
3 |
| Month |
กันยายน - ธันวาคม |
| Year of Publication |
2019 |
| Page |
148-163 |
| Abstract |
Musculoskeletal disorders are commonly found in the people who regularly use a smartphone.In the present, the prevalence of musculoskeletal disordershasbeen dramatically increased because people can easily access the smartphone device. Almost everyone and every age range,from children to adults have their smartphone. The recent literature review found that the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms at least 1 area among smartphone users was 47.7%to 84.0%. The most common pain areas were the neck, upper back, thumb,and shoulder, respectively. Prevalence of neck area was 17.3% to 67.8%, upper back area was 62.2%, thumb area was 9.8% to 56.9%, and shoulder was 1.2%
to 54.8%. The risk factors of smartphone using
that affect musculoskeletal disorder involve many
factors, including posture, duration, frequency,
tasks of smartphone using (e.g., use as phone
calls, texting, web browsing, gaming, scheduling,
and entertainment), smartphone interaction
techniques and other factors such as the screen
size. However, these factors affect the risk of
disease in different musculoskeletal symptoms.
Therefore, the objectives of this review article were
to determine the factors that contribute to
developing of musculoskeletal disorder in people
who use a smartphone, as well as, to promote the
avoidance of these risk factors that could reduce
the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among
smartphone users. |
| Keyword |
Smartphone, Musculoskeletal disorder, Prevalence, Factors, Pain |
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| Reviewing Status |
มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
| Status |
ตีพิมพ์แล้ว |
| Level of Publication |
ชาติ |
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true |
| Part of thesis |
true |
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