• Amandeep Kaur
• Tripti Kumari
• Amanpreet Kaur
• Palak Kumar
• Masello Theresia Tjopa/ Pushplata Arya

ABSTRACT Introduction: Text neck also known as turtle neck is a condition occurring due to excessive use of smart devices in wrong posture. In the present time of pandemic the usage of smart devices has increased alarmingly especially by students and employees eventually leading to pain and stiffness in neck muscles which may radiate to other sites if not taken care of. This study focuses on the awareness and prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome among smart device users. Methodology: The conducted study is a descriptive study of awareness and prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome in smart device users conducted for 2 months with the help of Google forms which was distributed to random population in sample size of 300. This study includes three section named as:- 1) Demographic data - concerning the name, age, occupation of and individual. 2) Awareness - consisting of 10 questions which focus on knowledge of an individual on text neck syndrome. 3) Prevalence - also consists of 10 questions which concerns the characteristics of pain presentation and stiffness. With the consent of participants they were asked to fill the survey. Later the data was analysed and interpreted into results very carefully. Result: 56.6% participants are using more than one smart device, 30% of participants use Smart Devices for more than 8 hours, the age group mostly affected with pain and stiffness in text neck syndrome is 18 - 25 years which is 75.6% of participants. Conclusion: This descriptive study analysed the awareness and prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome in smart device users and concluded that in pandemic era, most of the participants are aware about text neck syndrome, it’s cause and about its prevention. 53% participants suffer from pain and stiffness as there is increase in usage of smart devices along with bad posture and the major component affected is concentration, Reading, headache, work.

Keywords: Text neck syndrome, Neck pain, Neck posture, Smart device users.

"Awareness and Prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome in smart device users", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.f637-f646, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105750.pdf

"Awareness and Prevalence of Text Neck Syndrome in smart device users", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppf637-f646, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105750.pdf