Table 4. Incidence of pain and awareness of text neck syndrome (N = 413).
Variable | Frequency | Percentage | |
Had Neck Pain | 335 | 81.1 | |
Had Arm Pain | 176 | 42.6 | |
Had Shoulder Pain | 204 | 49.4 | |
Had Upper Back Pain | 176 | 42.6 | |
Had Headaches | 260 | 63.0 | |
Had Stiff Neck | 103 | 24.9 | |
Had Hand Numbness | 136 | 32.9 | |
Neck Pain While Using Smartphone | 281 | 68.0 | |
Heard of Text Neck Syndrome | 70 | 16.9 | |
Source of Text Neck Information | Friends/Relatives | 22 | 5.3 |
Internet | 62 | 15.0 | |
Doctors | 4 | 1.0 | |
Medical Journals | 17 | 4.1 | |
Not Sure | 308 | 74.6 | |
Diagnosed with Text Neck Syndrome | No | 393 | 95.2 |
Yes | 20 | 4.8 |