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ArticleCureus2023

Pediatric Text Neck Syndrome.

Eden Yt Chu, Tze Kwan Sharon Mok, Gabriel Siu Nam Ng, Eric Chun-Pu Chu

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eden Yt ChuChiropractic and Physiotherapy Centre, New York Medical Group, Hong Kong, CHN.
Tze Kwan Sharon MokChiropractic and Physiotherapy Centre, New York Medical Group, Hong Kong, CHN.
Gabriel Siu Nam NgChiropractic and Physiotherapy Centre, New York Medical Group, Hong Kong, CHN.
Eric Chun-Pu ChuChiropractic and Physiotherapy Centre, New York Medical Group, Hong Kong, CHN.
New York Chiropractic College · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Text neck syndrome is a growing concern in the pediatric population due to the increased use of mobile devices and screens, potentially leading to long-lasting musculoskeletal issues. This case report presents a six-year-old boy with a one-month history of cephalgia and cervicalgia, who initially received insufficient care. After nine months of chiropractic intervention, the patient reported significant improvements in pain relief, neck mobility, and neurological symptoms, supported by radiographic findings. This report emphasizes the importance of early recognition and intervention in pediatric patients, as well as the role of ergonomics, exercise, and proper smartphone usage habits in preventing text neck and maintaining spinal health.

Indexed as

cervicogenic dizzinesscervicogenic dyspneacervicogenic headachecervicogenic vertigochiropracticchiropractortext neck

Identifiers

PMID37101802
PMCPMC10123387
OpenAlexW4366827263

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