Prevalence of Nerd Neck Between Different Students at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

Taibah University82 enrolled

Overview

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?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

CERVICAL

Interventions

tragus to wall distance (TWD), craniovertebral angle (CVA) by smart phone applicationDEVICE

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.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 24 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Taibah University

Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the prevalence of nerd neck

we measured nerd neck by calculating CVA by tragus wall distance test from standing position

Time frame: one day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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