The short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students

The purpose of the current study was to determine the short-term effects of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students. Sixty-three students completed a self-administered questionnaire and photographic postural analysis. Smartphone usage significantly affected shoulder protra...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Maria Elizabeth Cochrane, Muziwakhe Daniel Tshabalala, Nkateko Climax Hlatswayo, Rosina Mahlatse Modipana, Pertunia Phuti Makibelo, Exaggerate Potego Mashale, Lerato Caroline Pete
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Materias:	smartphones posture upper-back university students Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/6625350659b049948f488b9a0e92fde7
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:6625350659b049948f488b9a0e92fde7
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6625350659b049948f488b9a0e92fde72021-11-04T15:51:56ZThe short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students2331-191610.1080/23311916.2019.1627752https://doaj.org/article/6625350659b049948f488b9a0e92fde72019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2019.1627752https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1916The purpose of the current study was to determine the short-term effects of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students. Sixty-three students completed a self-administered questionnaire and photographic postural analysis. Smartphone usage significantly affected shoulder protraction on the non-dominant side (p = 0.000); thoracic kyphosis (p = 0.000); lateral neck flexion (p = 0.029 left and p = 0.001 right) and pelvic obliquity (p = 0.000 left and right). The results indicate that smartphones negatively affect the postures of university students and may result in severe long-term clinical implications such as chronic neck-, thoracic- and low back pain, headaches and decreased concentration.Maria Elizabeth CochraneMuziwakhe Daniel TshabalalaNkateko Climax HlatswayoRosina Mahlatse ModipanaPertunia Phuti MakibeloExaggerate Potego MashaleLerato Caroline PeteTaylor & Francis Grouparticlesmartphonespostureupper-backuniversity studentsEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENCogent Engineering, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	smartphones posture upper-back university students Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040
spellingShingle	smartphones posture upper-back university students Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Maria Elizabeth Cochrane Muziwakhe Daniel Tshabalala Nkateko Climax Hlatswayo Rosina Mahlatse Modipana Pertunia Phuti Makibelo Exaggerate Potego Mashale Lerato Caroline Pete The short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students
description	The purpose of the current study was to determine the short-term effects of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students. Sixty-three students completed a self-administered questionnaire and photographic postural analysis. Smartphone usage significantly affected shoulder protraction on the non-dominant side (p = 0.000); thoracic kyphosis (p = 0.000); lateral neck flexion (p = 0.029 left and p = 0.001 right) and pelvic obliquity (p = 0.000 left and right). The results indicate that smartphones negatively affect the postures of university students and may result in severe long-term clinical implications such as chronic neck-, thoracic- and low back pain, headaches and decreased concentration.
format	article
author	Maria Elizabeth Cochrane Muziwakhe Daniel Tshabalala Nkateko Climax Hlatswayo Rosina Mahlatse Modipana Pertunia Phuti Makibelo Exaggerate Potego Mashale Lerato Caroline Pete
author_facet	Maria Elizabeth Cochrane Muziwakhe Daniel Tshabalala Nkateko Climax Hlatswayo Rosina Mahlatse Modipana Pertunia Phuti Makibelo Exaggerate Potego Mashale Lerato Caroline Pete
author_sort	Maria Elizabeth Cochrane
title	The short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students
title_short	The short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students
title_full	The short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students
title_fullStr	The short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students
title_full_unstemmed	The short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students
title_sort	short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students
publisher	Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/6625350659b049948f488b9a0e92fde7
work_keys_str_mv	AT mariaelizabethcochrane theshorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT muziwakhedanieltshabalala theshorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT nkatekoclimaxhlatswayo theshorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT rosinamahlatsemodipana theshorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT pertuniaphutimakibelo theshorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT exaggeratepotegomashale theshorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT leratocarolinepete theshorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT mariaelizabethcochrane shorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT muziwakhedanieltshabalala shorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT nkatekoclimaxhlatswayo shorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT rosinamahlatsemodipana shorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT pertuniaphutimakibelo shorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT exaggeratepotegomashale shorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents AT leratocarolinepete shorttermeffectofsmartphoneusageontheupperbackposturesofuniversitystudents
_version_	1718444652855558144

The short-term effect of smartphone usage on the upper-back postures of university students

Ejemplares similares