A Literature Review on the Effects of the Smartphone Use from Anatomy Point of View

Abstract

Smartphones have been recognized as one of the most important technological innovations in human history, and with improving customer satisfaction from 7 to 70 years. Smartphones have become an indispensable part of daily life. Smartphones, approximately firstly put forward by Motorola in 1973, and made available from 1984, have affected almost the world over the years. However, smartphone addiction manifests itself as a pandemic in the 21st century and excessive use of smartphones, accompanied by many health problems. Depression and visual impairment are the most common health problems associated with excessive use of smartphones.The most important problem in the anatomically is the discomfort of the musculoskeletal system. The most reported musculoskeletal system complaint is pain symptom that can be seen in many parts of the body, especially in the fingers, wrist and shoulders. As the duration of smartphone use increases, these complaints also increase. In addition, the use of smartphones affects certain areas of the brain, such as the white matter of the internal capsule and stria terminalis.The excessive use of smartphones and the rapidly decreasing age of use have become important risk factors for public health. Therefore, it is very important to define health complaints related to excessive use of smartphones and provide users with special preventive measures. In this review, the results of limited studies investigating the relationship between smartphone use effect on common health, especially on the musculoskeletal system diseases are brought together.