| Jomi John1, Ganga.S.Govind2, Anjitha.P.P.3 |
| Author: 1Jomi John, Assistant Professor, CPAS School of Medical Education, Gandhinagar, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Email Id:jomijohn333@gmail.com Co-Author: 3Anjitha P.P, BPT Student, CPAS School Of Medical Education, Gandhinagar, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Email Id:anjithaammu65@gmail.com Corresponding Author: 2Ganga S Govind, BPT Student, CPAS School Of Medical Education, Gandhinagar, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Email Id: 99gsg9@gmail.com |
ABSTRACT
| Background of Study: Smartphones become an indispensable part of human life. In the past decade, there is an increase in the number of smartphone users. Many studies reveals that, smartphone overuse may cause many musculoskeletal problems mainly on neck, shoulder, wrist, hand, upper back region etc. The purpose of the study was to find out the pain and associated functional limitations of the wrist due to smartphone use among students. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among students of different colleges around Kerala in July 2021. Data was collected through self-structured questionnaire and were sent to students as Google forms with informed consent attached to it. Out of 671 samples only 532 were following the inclusion criteria and were selected for the study through convenient sampling. Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation scale was used to assess the pain and disability of the wrist joint. Results: The data analysis shows that, 58.08% subjects have mild pain, 18.6% students have moderate pain and 6.2% students have severe pain due to smartphone use. Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a significant association between smartphone use with pain and functional disability experienced by the students in their wrist joint. Keywords: Cross-sectional survey; functional limitation; smartphone; students; wrist pain |