Prevalence and risk factors associated with neck pain from smartphone use in the Khlong-Luangsecondary school students

Introduction: Nowadays, smartphone is one of the most popular technology and widely used. It found that the use of smartphones was associated with pain or fatigue at neck. Therefore, in this study was to determine the prevalence and relationship between neck pain and smartphone use factors in lower secondary school students, age 12-15 years. Method: Analytic cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants were secondary school student age 12-15 years in Khlong-Laung district. Data was gathered using an online questionnaire about the smartphone. Craniovertebral angle were evaluated by lateral photograph, then neck range of motion were measured by Myrin goniometer. Result: Among 753 students, 258 reported neck pain prevalence from usage of smartphone that was 34.26%. Using smartphone more than 165 minutes per day was the risk factors for neck (95%CI: 1.11-24.79). Moreover, BMI more than 22.90 was trend to risk for neck pain from usage smartphone (95%CI: 0.57-6.28) Conclusion: The prevalence of neck pain from smartphone in this study was high. Using smartphone more than 165 minutes per day was an important risk factor of neck pain. Hence, frequently use of smartphone may lead to neck pain.