Effects of smartphone overuse on hand function, pinch strength, and the median nerve
| Autor: | Azİze Çetİntürk, Kadir Demirci, Serpil Savaş, Esra Erkol İnal, Mehmet Akgönül |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hand function Physiology business.industry Visual analogue scale Smartphone addiction Thumb Pinch Strength Median nerve Tendon body regions Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience medicine.anatomical_structure Physiology (medical) medicine Physical therapy Neurology (clinical) Ultrasonography business |
| Zdroj: | Muscle & Nerve. 52:183-188 |
| ISSN: | 0148-639X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mus.24695 |
| Popis: | Introduction In this study we investigated the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) tendon and median nerve in smartphone users by ultrasonography to assess the effects of smartphone addiction on the clinical and functional status of the hands. Methods: One hundred two students were divided into 3 groups: non-users, and high or low smartphone users. Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) scores and grip and pinch strengths were recorded. Pain in thumb movement and rest and hand function were evaluated on the visual analog scale (VAS) and the Duruoz Hand Index (DHI), respectively. The cross-sectional areas (CSAs) of the median nerve and the FPL tendon were calculated bilaterally using ultrasonography. Results: Significantly higher median nerve CSAs were observed in the dominant hands of the high smartphone users than in the non-dominant hands (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text