Conferences of Medical Sciences Dies Natalis
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021): Conference of Medical Sciences Dies Natalis Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sri

PREVENTION OF FORWARD HEAD POSTURE ON STUDENTS DURING ONLINE LEARNING IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Tri Suciati (Anatomy Section of the Medical Faculty Universitas Sriwijaya Palembang)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Dec 2021

Abstract

To prevent the spread of highly contagious coronavirus, the government regulates the health protocol, such as limitation of gathering, close the school and changing the education system from conventional to virtual started level elementary to even college level. As one of the solutions to learn media learning, the use of smartphones is increasingly significant. The longer duration of using a smartphone will cause a condition named Forward Head Posture.Forward head posture is one of the most common types of postural abnormalities. It is caused by the repetitive position while using a smartphone. The mechanism can be explained by the motion of looking down such as when using a smartphone. As a result, it encourages repetitive use of the head and neck muscles. Anatomically, it can be explained that the upper cervical vertebrae are hyperextended and shifted forward. Exposure to constant loads on craniovertebral extension muscle and non-contractile structure cause changes in biomedical motion, with every one inch the increase in distance from the head and neck, it will increase the gravitation tenfold. Increase stress eventually caused musculoskeletal damage or pain.

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confmednatalisunsri

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Dentistry Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience Nursing Public Health

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Conferences of Medical Sciences Dies Natalis Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sriwijaya is national conferences of medical sciences includes basic medical sciences (anatomy, physiology, histology, microbiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and biology of medicine) and clinical medical sciences ...