Your screen time may not tell the whole story about neck health (opens in a new tab)

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Your screen time may not tell the whole story about neck health

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The association of smartphone use and addiction with neck pain, neck disability, physical activity, forward head posture, cervical range of motion, and neck muscle endurance in female college students

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · 2026

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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedA study of young women suggests that problematic smartphone use, not necessarily scrolling time, may be linked to changes in neck posture, reduced mobility, and greater neck-related disability, although the associations were weak.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedThe underlying study was a cross-sectional, observational study of 63 female college students aged 18-25 that measured smartphone use, problematic smartphone use, neck pain, neck disability, physical activity, forward head posture, cervical range of motion, and neck muscle endurance.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe researchers found no statistically significant associations between total phone hours or screen time and most neck-health outcomes, while higher smartphone addiction scores were associated with forward head posture, neck disability, and reduced range of motion; all significant correlations were described as weak.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe article says the findings should be interpreted cautiously because the sample was small, limited to young women, relied partly on self-reported smartphone use, and the cross-sectional design cannot establish whether problematic smartphone use causes changes in neck posture or function.View evidenceHide evidence

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The association of smartphone use and addiction with neck pain, neck disability, physical activity, forward head posture, cervical range of motion, and neck muscle endurance in female college students

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · 2026

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