Effect of Multimodal Physical Therapy On Pain And Function In Text Neck Syndrome Among College-Going Students

Background and Purpose: Text neck pain is becoming a growing epidemiological concern, particularly among young adults. The purpose of the study was to find out prevalence of text neck syndrome and the effect of Multimodal Physical Therapy on pain and function in Text Neck Syndrome among college-going students. Methods: Quasi Experimental Study Design. Survey with self -administered questionnaire and smart phone addiction scale was conducted among the Subjects through Google form to evaluate musculoskeletal pain/ discomfort. The participants of the study were 120 subjects with a mean age of over 21.11 years having Text neck syndrome and they received ergonomics, postural correction, self-stretches and strengthening exercises. Participants were treated thrice a week for 8 weeks. The outcome measures of this intervention were measured in terms of Visual analogue scale for pain, Neck disability index for function. Results: Paired ‘t’ test was used to assess the statistical significance difference within the pre and post test score. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that there is a significant difference within the pre- test and post- test for the two parameters which results physiotherapy intervention showed improvement in pain and function among students with text neck syndrome. Conclusion: The present study concluded that multi modal physiotherapy is effective in decreasing pain and improvement of function in subjects with Text neck syndrome. Ergonomic preventive strategies were incorporated into the daily routines of at-risk students, enabling them to significantly reduce their chances of developing Text Neck Syndrome.