Smartphone Addiction and Cervical Muscular Health
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorSaglik Bilimleri Universitesi
This cross-sectional observational study investigates how smartphone addiction affects neck pain severity, pressure pain threshold, and mechanical properties of cervical muscles in healthy young adults. Two groups-those with and without smartphone addiction-are compared based on validated addiction scales and objective muscle assessments using MyotonPRO and algometry.
Aged between 18-30 years
Actively using a smartphone
Volunteer consent provided
Any diagnosed cervical spine pathology
Neurological, rheumatological, or psychiatric disease
Previous cervical surgery
Lack of cooperation or inability to understand instructions