What is it about?
The time of interaction with smartphones is more intense with the younger generation, and physical, psychological, and social complications are reported. Smartphones offer a variety of mobile applications for diverse purposes and access to services that contribute to an increased time of interaction with the device, influencing the users' health and behavior
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Why is it important?
This research aims at identifying the factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms due to the use of smartphones in university students in Brazil
Perspectives
Within the university student population the typing position on a smartphone and time of use are associated with the presence of pain in the cervical region.
Professor Tiago Franklin Rodrigues Lucena
Universidade Estadual de Maringa
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This page is a summary of: The Head Down Generation: Musculoskeletal Symptoms and the Use of Smartphones Among Young University Students, Telemedicine and e-Health, January 2019, Mary Ann Liebert Inc,
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2018.0231.
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