Background:

Acute neck pain is abrupt, intense pain that can radiate to the head, shoulders, arms, or hands. It typically subsides within days or weeks with rest, physical therapy and other self-care measures. You play an important role in the prevention, treatment and recovery process of neck pain.

Objective:

The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of acute neck pain and deformity among undergraduate non-medical students in Sargodha.

Methodology:

This study was done on colleges with 288 sample size according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. A questionnaire was distributed among students at different colleges by using non-probability convenience sampling techniques. Self-made questionnaire was distributed to all students. Students were assessed by measuring the resting head posture by using a Goniometer. This obtained data was tabulated and statistically analyzed.

Results:

Out of 288 non-medical students 56.3% non-medical had <50 CVA angle, and 43.8% had >50 CVA angle. Association between duration of mobile usage (hours) with posture of neck in sitting was checked by using Chi-square test. Results were found to be statistically significant. With regards to this syndrome and pain, this study revealed that CVA angle decrease in those students who used mobile phone for more than 5 hours per day. Results were statistically analyzed by using Chi-square text.

Conclusion:

This study concludes that text posture affects upper cervical muscles and ligaments which can lead to spinal deformity. 56.3% of students were affected by neck pain when using mobile phone. There were 61.1% participants who had flexed neck posture in sitting position due to excessive usage of mobile phones. 43.8% of the non-medical students who took part in this study had a CVA angle greater than 50, while 56.3%did not.

Indexed terms_ Pain, Range of motion, exercises