CERVICAL
Conditions
Brief summary
A convenient sample of 82 female students aged 18-24 years participated in analytic observational experiment cross section design. Students were recruited into two groups, practical and non-practical. to answer the following 1. Is there a difference in the prevalence of nerd neck between students of practical and non-practical studying groups at Taibah University from the sitting position? 2. Is there a difference in the prevalence of nerd neck between students of practical and non-practical studying groups at Taibah University from the standing position?
Interventions
DEVICEtragus to wall distance (TWD), craniovertebral angle (CVA) by smart phone application
Applying photogrammetric method for CVA by smart phone application and measure nerd neck objectively from both sitting and standing positions. Also, tragus to wall distance method was used to detect degree of nerd neck from the standing position.
Sponsors
Taibah University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CROSSOVER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 24 Years
Inclusion criteria
* A convenient sample of 82 female students * the age was between 18-24 years * Students were recruited from practical and non-practical faculties at taibah university.
Exclusion criteria
* we excluded Any student with previous neck or back surgery or history of previous accident * Also, any student with history of cervical column fracture injury, scoliosis, severe thoracic kyphosis, torticollis, persistent respiratory problems, rheumatic disease. * also we excluded any student with loss of standing balance and user of hearing aid
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the prevalence of nerd neck | one day | we measured nerd neck by calculating CVA by tragus wall distance test from standing position |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed