Mobile game addiction and its association with musculoskeletal pain among students: A cross-sectional study.

Sohel Ahmed Asir John SamuelArushi MishraMd Saifur RahmanMd Ariful IslamMd RashaduzzamanShankar Kumar RoyRahemun AkterMohammad Jahirul Islam

Published in: PloS one (2024)

These results demonstrate that mobile gaming addiction raises students' risk of musculoskeletal discomfort. Two-three times higher risk of developing pain in the neck, upper back, elbows, and wrist and hands among mobile game addicts.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
high school
virtual reality
physical activity
risk factors
spinal cord