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Correlations of cervical spine functional status and cervical proprioception with the frequency and duration of mobile phone use in individuals with chronic neck pain
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2020-12-02 |
Short Oral Scientific Presentation Session
Bibliogr.: p. 34
ISBN 978-9955-15-683-3
Abstracts included in the „Book of Abstracts“ were reviewed by one independent scientific referee: Kristina Berškienė, Algė Daunoravičienė, Alma Kajėnienė, Vilma Tamulionytė, Renata Žumbakytė-Šermukšnienė, Ernesta Gurskienė, Viktorija Kaktienė, Agnė Slapšinskaitė, Saulė Salatkaitė, Giedrė Vaičienė.
Introduction. Chronic neck pain is the fourth leading cause of disability and years spent with functional disability worldwide (1). Some studies show that mobile phone usage is leading to an increased risk of neck functional impairments and chronic pain (2,3). However, there are little evidence about the relationship between impaired neck functional state and cervical proprioception based on excessive duration and frequency of mobile phone use (4). Research aim: to assess correlations between cervical spine functional state measures, cervical proprioception and the frequency and duration of mobile phone use in individuals with chronic neck pain. Research methods and organization. The research was approved by Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Bioethics Center (BEC-SR(M)-250). All participants signed the informed consent form before taking part in this study. The study included 22 participants (10 males (45.5%) and 12 females (54.5%) who had chronic neck pain. The median of the age of the participants was 52.5 (34-61; 50.82) years. All of them felt neck pain for more than 3 months. The median of the pain intensity was 5.5 (3- 6; 5.10) scores by Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Individuals diagnosed with other cervical spine pathologies (disk herniation, radiculopathy, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, osteoarthritis) were excluded. Neck pain intensity was measured using Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS); active ranges of motion (AROM) of cervical spine assessed using goniometer; cervical muscle strength assessed using „Lafayette Instrument. Manual muscle tester" handheld dynamometer; cervical muscle strength endurance assessed using Deep Neck Flexor Endurance Test; cervical proprioception assessed using Cervical Joint Position Error Test (JPE). A questionnaire was used to collect information about the gender, age and the frequency and duration of mobile phone use. Data analysis was performed with IBM SPSS v[...].