Neck kinematics and muscle activity during mobile device operations

Ning, Xiaopeng; Huang, Ying-Wen; Hu, Boyi; Nimbarte, Ashish D.

doi:10.1016/j.ergon.2015.03.003

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“…Unique features of mobile media and technology bring forth other potential health risks for children. In particular, musculoskeletal pain and discomfort from utilizing smartphones and tablets have been identified as health risks relevant to handheld devices (e.g., Berolo, Wells, & Amick III, ; Ning, Huang, Hu, & Nimbarte, ). In addition, light emitted from smartphones has been recognized as disruptive of melatonin secretion (LeBourgeois et al, ), instrumental for sleep onset.…”

Section: Physical Health Correlates Of Traditional Media Use and Newementioning

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Excessive use of mobile devices and children's physical health

Domoff

Borgen

Foley

et al. 2019

Human Behav and Emerg Tech

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Children's mobile device (e.g., smartphone, tablet) access and ownership has grown substantially in the past decade. Concerns exist regarding excessive use and the impact of frequent consumption of mobile media on children's health and well‐being. We review the literature on the harmful physical health correlates of excessive mobile device use during childhood and adolescence. Strongest evidence emerged regarding the impact of excessive mobile device use and sleep outcomes. Mixed evidence emerged regarding excessive use of mobile devices and physical activity and obesity. Too few studies were identified to draw conclusions about mobile device use and the following health concerns in children: musculoskeletal outcomes/pain, ocular health, and migraine/headaches. Recommendations for future research on the association between excessive mobile device use and children's physical health outcomes (particularly investigations into the experience of musculoskeletal pain/discomfort, ocular symptoms, and neurological symptoms) are discussed.

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Section: Physical Health Correlates Of Traditional Media Use and Newementioning

confidence: 99%

Excessive use of mobile devices and children's physical health

Domoff

Borgen

Foley

et al. 2019

Human Behav and Emerg Tech

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“…Low performance, high FDI activity, slow tapping, and tiredness in the thumbs can also be attributed to the use of small buttons (d=3 millimeters) [20,23]. By investigating about the effect of different tasks, among all popular tasks in smartphone users, texting and typing were the strongest factor for neck flexion [2,26].…”

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“…Another important factor was considering different functions like net browsing, gaming, reading, and video watching [2,8]. Additionally, Differences in using Android, IOS, and Windows needed to be investigated too [8,26]. Working with SP with non-dominant hand was not considered.…”

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“…Selected studies also indicated that the nature of the tasks were another important factor and had various effects on muscles and joints. Based on these studies, text messaging and other typing tasks exerted stronger effects on neck flexion (about 45.6°) than did web browsing and video watching [2,26]; reading tasks induced less activity in neck extensor muscles than did typing and gaming [26].…”

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“…Some of the study participants were more than 30 years old [11][12][13][14][15]; one study did not specify the age of the subjects. Eight articles indicated that the participants are right handed [2,16,18,20,21,[23][24][25][26][27]. In terms of phone characteristics, two studies used emulated phones with physical keypads [18,25], most of the studies involved SPs with touchscreens [2,5,8,15,16,[19][20][21]23,24,26,27], two examined mobile phones with physical keypads [14,22], and one examined two kinds of mobile phones with physical keypads and touchscreens [11].…”

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Smartphone and Musculoskeletal Risk Factors: A Systematic Review

Garosi¹

2019

EOIJ

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Background: Smartphones (SPs) are one of the newest technologies that influence users' daily lives. These technologies have both improved and exerted negative effects on our ways of living. With this issue in mind, we conducted a systematic review of studies on how SPs are used and its effects on muscle activity and joint motion in people's upper extremities.Objective: This systematic review was aimed at surveying the effects of different tasks and typing styles by SP on SP user musculoskeletal disorders. Method:Articles on the level of muscular activity and the kinematics of neck, upper extremities, and wrist during SP use were searched over Google Scholar, PubMed, Research Gate, and Science Direct. The search yielded 513 articles, out of which 18 were selected on the basis of inclusion and eligibility criteria. Result:The reviewed articles showed that muscle activity and joint movement in the neck, wrist, and fingers were highly associated with the manner by which SP features were used. Two-handed and one-handed grips required different degrees of extension in the wrist and thumb. Conclusion:Although the reviewed studies provided various recommendations for the healthy and appropriate use of SPs, there continues to be a lack of research that establishes precise guidelines on working correctly with these devices.Such guidelines are important considering that the functions and applications of SPs are being rapidly developed.

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