Since the current advance in technology, the use of mobile phones is becoming more common among the populations worldwide. However, the cause effect relationship is not well established and requires more investigation. Based on the previous studied, the most common musculoskeletal complains among desk-based workers are neck pain, shoulder pain and lower back pain 7. Moreover, prolonged sitting can aggravate lower back pain when combined with improper postures (e.g., sitting while leaning forward instead of upright) 6. The results of these studies showed that neck 3 and lower extremity pain 4 may be associated with sitting for long periods at work, and upper extremity problems 5 may be associated with computer use.
Several studies have been performed to evaluate the possible harmful effects of certain office work on general health. The impact of musculoskeletal disorders is particularly highlighted in the workplace setting, where they contribute substantially to annual illness and injury costs and reduced productivity 2. Thus, the university students that participated in this study had an increase in body aches during the e-learning process, and the aches duration and severity increases if the duration of electronic devices usage increase.Īround 20% of adults worldwide suffers from musculoskeletal system pain 1.
Furthermore, most of the students used the sitting position with supine bent forward during the device usage.
The Duration of these devices use was correlated with duration and degree of pain, and associated with the difficulty in ability to perform several daily activities. Our study showed that a large percentage of participants used electronic devices for e-learning during the pandemic. 385 questionnaires were filled using Google forms questionnaire and all the subjects were using e-learning due to COVID-19 pandemic. The subjects of this study were students from An-Najah University in Palestine. The aim of this study is to evaluate the different body aches associated with e-learning on university students. The use of these devices was associated with several musculoskeletal complains among the students. During COVID-19 pandemic, several countries switched their teaching programs into e-learning, where students spend long hour using electronic devices. Musculoskeletal pain is a major concern in our life due to its negative effects on our ability to perform daily functions.
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