Background: In this era of technology, smartphones are inevitable. Apart from the merits, there are several health related demerits if smartphone usage became an addiction. Text neck syndrome is one of the problems, which arises due to excessive smartphone addiction. It is a repetitive strain injury around the neck and upper back, which leads to discomfort and difficulties while performing various activities. Handeye coordination is essential for daily activities such as writing and has been shown to be impacted by severe neck problems such as cervical radiculopathy. However, due to a lack of evidence, it is unclear whether it is affected by text neck syndrome.
Objective: To compare the hand eye coordination among students with and without text neck syndrome. Methods: 150 students between the ages of 18 and 30 were selected, screened for text neck syndrome and divided into 2 groups, group A with text neck syndrome and group B without text neck syndrome. Hand eye coordination in both the groups was assessed and compared. Results: Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 26. The result shows higher mean score among students without Text neck syndrome with a mean difference of 3.84 in the wall ball bounce task with a significance of p<0.05.
Conclusion: This study concluded that there is a significant reduction in the hand eye coordination of the subjects with text neck syndrome, when compared to subjects without text neck syndrome.
Published Date: 2025-08-21; Received Date: 2024-09-29
