Neck Pain Disability and Smartphone Addiction Among College Students Before and During COVID-19 Confinement: A Pilot Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in the use of smartphone technology, which can be associated with several negative health effects such as neck pain disability. The present study explored the association between smartphone addiction and disability associated with neck pain among female health science students before and 2 months after the start of COVID-19 confinement. Data were obtained for this pilot study from 39 students before the pandemic and 2 months after the start of confinement using two self-administered questionnaires, the Neck Disability Index and Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Version.