Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY SCIENCE
Volume 26, Issue 7, Pages 1013-1015Publisher
SOC PHYSICAL THERAPY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.26.1013
Keywords
Smart phone; Dual task; Balance
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
[Purpose] The present study investigated what kind of effect smart phone use has on dynamic postural balance. [Subjects] The study subjects were 30 healthy students in their 20's who were recruited from a University in Busan, Korea. [Methods] The present experiment was quasi-experimental research which measured the postural balance (Biodex) of subjects while they sent text messages via smart phones in the standing position with the eyes open, and while they used two-way SNS. [Results] There were significant differences between standing and the dual-task situations. Among dual tasks using smart phones, SNS using situations showed the highest instability. [Conclusion] The use of smart phones in less stable conditions such as while walking or in moving vehicles should be discouraged.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available