ba60f6118992d8a5a2a02 20231103055727868 chitu:chitu chitkarauniversitypublications@chitkara.edu.in WEB-FORM Journal of Multidisciplinary Research in Healthcare JMRH 23938536 23938544 10.15415/jmrh https://jmrh.chitkara.edu.in/ 04 04 2016 04 04 2016 2 2 10.15415/jmrh.2016.22 https://jmrh.chitkara.edu.in/2016/vol-2-no-02/ Formal to Casual- Usage of Laptop Among Students- An Eye Opener Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, KSA S. PAUL SILVIAN PRIYANKA G VIT-Business school VIT University Vellore, TN, India SAYEDA BEGUM Saudi Electronic University Abi Bakr As Siddiq Branch road Jeddah, KSA GEMINI V JOY Department of Technology Management, School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India S. SENTHIL KUMAR College of Physiotherapy Dr. Vyaghreswarudu institute of physical medicine Thimmapuram, Vizag, India The number of college students using laptops is on the rise so is the musculoskeletal disorders reported. This research tries to understand whether university students in India have the same discomfort level as reported in prior studies. The study tries to evaluate the role of parameters like postural adaptation, time related parameters like duration of laptop usage, frequency of rest breaks and the predisposition of MSD among the students. And it is found that neck pain is the most common pain among Indian college students. And that MSD is caused by poor postural adaptation, time spent on the laptop as well as lack of proper ergonomic knowledge. 04 04 2016 04 04 2016 149 156 10.15415/jmrh.2016.22010 https://jmrh.chitkara.edu.in/2016/formal-to-casual-usage-of-laptop-among-students-an-eye-opener/