The Prevalence of Neck Pain and The Relationship Between Prolonged Use of Electronic Devices and Neck Pain IN: A Saudi Arabia, Cross- Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia

Background: Since the use of smartphones has increased recently, their impact on people individual's health is not well established.It is important and critical to examine and discover the presence, absence or the magnitude of this impact, especially among young people, because the pediatrics in certain communities constitutes >25%. Aim of the work: determination of the prevalence of neck pain among children/adolescents and its relationship with time spent using electronic devices (e-devices). Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Saudi Arabia using an online google survey form, which was distributed through social media to 2435 participants to find out the prevalence of neck pain among pediatric population and its relationship with e-devices use . Results:Our study showed that roughly a quarter of the participants in Saudi Arabia have pediatric population having neck pain, and mostpediatric sufferers are between 15-18 years. More time spent using e-devices was associated with increased complaints of neck pain, specifically, children at the age of 7-11 years spending 5-8 hours/day on e-devices. Around 70% had an aching pain that required them to ask for Doctor's. Conclusion: The research sample reported that children's use of electronic devices showed a close association with neck pain and the more the child spends time using an electronic device the greater is the complaint of neck pain. We found that there is a positive correlation between long time smart devices use and neck pain.