NCT05814289

The Association of Telephone Head Tilt With Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Mobility and Disorders in Young Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To determine the relationship between telephone head tilt and cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine mobility and disturbances in young adults.

Detailed description

Today, the fact that smartphones are easily portable and can be used for many purposes such as playing games, surfing the Internet, accessing information, shopping, and listening to music has made them widespread at an unexpected rate. This situation has brought the issue of device addiction to the agenda. Smartphone addiction can lead to many physical ailments such as visual impairment, numbness, and tingling in the hands, neck, back, hip, and knee pain. In the studies conducted, smartphone addiction was determined in university students and this situation was found to be associated with musculoskeletal pain. Considering the smartphone usage rates, durations, and smartphone usage postures of young adults, it can be predicted that spinal mobility may be adversely affected and may cause spine-related disorders. This study aims to determine the relationship between telephone head tilt and cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine mobility, and disorders in young adults. In addition, it is aimed to examine the relationship between these parameters with quality of life.

Conditions

• Forward Head Posture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	To assess telephone head tilt and cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine mobility and disturbances.	To assess telephone head tilt and cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine mobility and disturbances.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-01
• Primary completion: 2024-07-01
• Completion: 2024-07-01
• First posted: 2023-04-14
• Last updated: 2025-04-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)