ArticleJournal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation2024
The relationship between smartphone usage position, pain, smartphone addiction, and hand function.
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- Hand injuries associated with mobile phone use: A systematic review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2026Pooled it
- Smartphone use and related factors with hand pain among university students: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of handheld devices on the wrist and thumb: a systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- Smartphone addiction, thumb-wrist symptoms, and first extensor compartment ultrasonographic findings in young adults: a multicentre prospective study with six-month follow-up.International orthopaedics · 2026Observational
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- The impact of smartphone addiction and posture on the prevalence of hand pain among university students.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Measuring problematic smartphone use among students using the Smartphone Addiction Scale.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Article
- Effect of mobile phone addiction on hand disorder, eye health, fatıgue and cognitive failures.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Examining the prevalence of neck and hand disorders and its relationship with smartphone addiction in medical students.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe hand is the most frequently used part of the body during daily life activities. Any musculoskeletal problem that may occur in the hand can lead to loss of function.
objectiveThis study examined the relationship between the wrist and elbow position adapted during smartphone use, pain and discomfort, smartphone addiction, and hand function.
methodsPain and discomfort were evaluated with the visual analog scale, wrist and elbow angle during phone use were evaluated with a universal goniometer, smartphone addiction was evaluated with the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version, and functional status of the hand was evaluated with the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire.
resultsA total of 120 university students (female: n= 60), with an average age of 22.71 ± 2.7 years, were included in this cross-sectional study. A relationship was found between the angle of the wrist and elbow during smartphone use and pain/discomfort (r= 0.692, p= 0.001), smartphone addiction (r= 0.575, p= 0.001), and hand function parameters (r= 0.20-0.55, p⩽ 0.05).
conclusionDue to the increased use of smartphones in today's environment, a preventive program should be developed in which texting for extended periods is avoided, along with frequent breaks to rest the hands, and stretching exercises for the upper extremities during rest.
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