Healthy higher education students and aged between 18 to 23 years old. Smartphone, Posture, Nerve, Blood flow, Lung function
Conditions
Interventions
Participant in the 1-Hand group will be asked to use his/her smartphon by one hand for 30 minute during sitting position.,Participant in the 1-Hand group will be asked to use his/her smartphon by both
Basic Science,Basic Science
One hand use smartphone (1-Hand) group ,Two hands use smartphone (2-Hand) group
Sponsors
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Burapha University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 23 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healhty Higher education students, aged between 18-23 years old. 2. Able to communicate in Thai language 3. Whitout pain at neck shoulder and upper limb 4. Do not have abnormalities of eye muscles. 5. Able to participate in the project throughout the study 6. Whitout history of spinal trauma, upper limb injury or surgery on the neck and shoulder in the past 1 year. 7. Using a smartphone with the right hand 8. Voluntarily join the project and sign a consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. People with bone, joint and musclular diseases that affect the neck and upper extremities such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and other connective tissue diseases. 2. People with abnormal vision that can not be corrected by wearing glasses or contact lenses.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Craniovertebral angle Pre and post the 30-min smartphone using. An angle between a horizontal line passing through the C7 spinous process and a line joining the midpoint of the tragus of the ear to the skin overlying the C7 spinous process. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acromial distance Pre and post the 30-min smartphone using. The perpendicular distance between the acromium process and the flat surface in supine position.,Hand grip strengthening Pre and post the 30-min smartphone using. Hand strength test using a hand grip dynamometer. ,Pain scale Pre and post the 30-min smartphone using. The pain scale will be measured by visual analogue scale (VAS).,Peripheral nerve tension Pre and post the 30-min smartphone using. Both medain nerve tensions will be measured by the upper limb tension test 1 technique (ULTT1) in supine position. ,Micro-vascular blood flow in tissue Pre and post the 30-min smartphone using. The Micro-vascular blood flow in tissue will be measured by Laser Doppler Flow Module type LDF100C at tip of fingers.,Pulmonary function test Pre and post the 30-min smartphone using. Air flow rate will be tested by a force vital capacity maneuver and a slow vital capacity maneuver. | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPimonpan Vannajak
Facuty of allied health sciences, Burapha University
Outcome results
None listed