Effect of Smartphone Addiction on Myoelectrical Activity of Sternocleidomastoid Muscle in Adult

Cairo University44 enrolled

Overview

This study will be conducted to identify the effect of smartphone addiction myoelectrical activity on sternocleidomastoid in adults by measuring The amplitude of EMG signals of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in adults and Root mean square of EMG signals of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in adults

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Heavy Smart Phone Users

Interventions

EMGDEVICE

Neuro-EMG-Micro, Neurosoft, Ivanovo, Russia, will be used for the assessment of muscle activity for muscles.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Subject's age range from 18-30 years old * All participants use the same smartphone with a touch screen of 6,7 inches. Exclusion Criteria: * Neck pain ( spondylosis, spondylolysis) * Systemic diseases. * Spinal deviation

Locations (1)

Huda Adel

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in surface electromyographic (EMG) amplitude of sternocleidomastoid muscle

change in amplitude measured by EMG device

Time frame: day 1

change in RMS

change in root mean square measured by EMG device

Time frame: day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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