Prevalence of Neck Pain and Headaches: Impact of Computer Use and Other Associative Factors

@article{Smith2009PrevalenceON,
  title={Prevalence of Neck Pain and Headaches: Impact of Computer Use and Other Associative Factors},
  author={L. Smith and Q. Louw and Lynette Christine Crous and Karen Grimmer-Somers},
  journal={Cephalalgia},
  year={2009},
  volume={29},
  pages={250 - 257}
}
Headaches and neck pain are reported to be among the most prevalent musculoskeletal complaints in the general population. [] Key Method A cross-sectional study was conducted and comprehensive description of the data collection instrument was used to collect the data from 1073 high-school students. Headaches were associated with high psychosocial scores and were more common among girls. We found a concerning association between neck pain and high hours of computing for school students, and have confirmed the…
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