Background: Our aim is to assess the correlation of Smartphone use addiction with Text neck syndrome
in high school going children in Vadodara.
Introduction: Our aim is to assess the correlation of smartphone use addiction with Text neck syndrome
in high school going children in Vadodara. Mobile phone is a device which is used for voice and data
communication. Along with the basic voice function of a phone, current mobile phones may support many
additional services such as Text messaging, Email, gaming, camera, Whats app, Online classes. The neck or
cervical spine is a coordinated network of nerves, bones, joint, and muscles directed by the brain and the
spinal cord. Additionally, irritation along the nerve pathways can cause pain into the shoulder, arm and
hand. “Text neck” is the term used to describe the neck pain and damage sustained from looking down at
the cell phone, tablets or other wireless device too frequently and for too long