Prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome among Young Adults using Smart Phone.

Text neck syndrome is one of the musculoskeletal problems due to prolonged usage of smartphones. The study objectives were to assess the level of smartphone users, the prevalence of text neck syndrome, and the relationship between smartphone usage and text neck syndrome. Association between their socioeconomic factors and usage of smartphones and text neck syndrome. The qualitative non-experimental study was undertaken. A total of 200 non-medical young adults were selected in a particular college with the use of simple random sampling methods. The results show that 58% were moderate users, 38% were highly-level users, and only 4% were significant users of smartphones. In text neck syndrome, most of the young adults 45% had a mild level, 36% had a moderate level, and 19% had a severe level. The study findings depict that there is a significant level of smartphone usage due to that young adults are getting text neck syndromes. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52783/jchr.v15.i2.7853