Effect of postural awareness program on neck pain among the long time smartphone user of students.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the effect of a postural awareness program on neck pain among long-time smartphone users. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to generate and analyze the effect of a postural awareness program on neck pain in long-time smartphone user students and the characteristics of the relationship between pre- and post-neck pain intensity level, pre- and post-neck muscle weakness, and the pre- and post-neck disability index (NDI). Methodology: This study was a quasi-experiment. 625 students, including both male and female students, participated in this study to test for neck pain. Fifty neck pain students were selected after being assessed using a questionnaire developed among BHPI students who frequently use smartphones according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information about sociodemographic, lifestyle, complaints of neck pain, the severity of that discomfort, the weakening of the neck muscles, the NDI. The statistical test was run in accordance with the data's distribution. Using descriptive and inferential statistics, the data were examined. By using the mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage, descriptive statistics were calculated. The Wilcoxon sign rank test and a paired t test were used to do interferential statistics and examine the variables, respectively. A P-value of.05. was chosen. Results: In the study, 625 students were screened, and 8% of the students had neck pain from longtime smartphone use. After screening among 50 participants, statistical analysis showed that a postural awareness programmed had an effect, with a significant reduction in mean values of NPRS at baseline and follow-up of 1.54–1.08, respectively (.46 ± .579) and (p =.000* Z = -4.426). And showed that there was a significant reduction in mean values of neck muscle weakness at baseline and follow-up, 1.44-0.96, respectively (.48 ± .677) and (Z = -4.116, p = 0.000*). And also showed that there was a significant reduction in mean values of the neck disability index (NDI) at baseline and follow-up (12.02–8.54, respectively) (3.38 ± 2.522) and (t = 9.475 p =.000*). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate the benefits of a postural awareness programmed promoting postural awareness among students who are frequent smartphone users as compared to earlier studies and the literature, respectively. Key words: Postural Awareness Program, Neck Pain, Smartphone