| Relation between the musculoskeletal disorders with physical activity and cellphone addiction among students in COVID-19 pandemic |
| Paper ID : 1882-SSRC-13TH (R1) |
| Authors |
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Farahnaz Mehrafza1, Hadi Samadi *2, Nafiseh Bagherain Jebeli1 1MS in sport injury and corrective exercise, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University 2Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University |
| Abstract |
| Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has induced worldwide governments to adopt severe rules limiting individual freedom and imposing social distancing(eg, closing school, mandatory quarantine, restricting entertainments( .It resulted in schools moving to remote learning and changing in daily physical activity. With this sudden shift away from classroom in many parts of the globe, the use of electronic devices, especially cell phones, has increased.Using cyberspace not only lead to siting for too long but also it caused various changes in lifestyle and activity, which in turn increases musculoskeletal pain and physical abnormalities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between musculoskeletal disorders with smart phone dependence and physical activity among students. Nordic and Beck questionnaires and cell phone addiction were used for this purpose. 500 female students participated in this study after being quarantined for one year. The Spearman correlation test was used in these study. Results: Students reported severe pain in the shoulder, neck and lower back. The rate of musculoskeletal disorders was negatively related to the rate of physical activity. Also, a significant positive relationship was found between these disorders and smartphone addiction. During lock down, the average time spent daily on a phone has increased but physical activity has sudden decreased, which lead to increasing musculoskeletal disorders and postural abnormalities. Conclusion: The remote learning increases pain and musculoskeletal disorders especially in the upper extremities, among students during COVID-19 . In fact, applying smart phones as A tool for educational purposes have several consequences and it can be considered as a risk factor for pupils’ posture health. |
| Keywords |
| Musculoskeletal disorder, COVID-19, students, cell phone addiction, pain |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
