The Relationship of Poor Posture While Using Electronic Devices and Periscapular Shoulder Pain

26 January 2026 : Clinical Research

Waleed Albishi

^{ABEF 1}, Laila Alsabbagh

^{ABEF 1*}, Abdulrahman Alaseem

^{ABCE 1}, Hamza M. Alrabai

^{BCDF 1}, Ibrahim Alshaygy

^{BCDE 1}, Hisham A. Alsanawi

^{BDEF 1}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950269

Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e950269

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Table 2 Participants’ general characteristics.

		Frequency (%)
Gender	Male	150 (39.6%)
Gender	Female	229 (60.4%)
Age (years)	<23	29 (7.7%)
	23–32	113 (29.8%)
	33–42	77 (20.3%)
	43–52	80 (21.1%)
	53–62	71 (18.7%)
	>62	9 (2.4%)
Marital status	Single	139 (36.7%)
Marital status	Married	240 (63.3%)
Occupation	Student	52 (13.7%)
	Employee	200 (52.8%)
	Retired	60 (15.8%)
	Housewife	53 (14%)
	Not working	14 (3.7%)
Job nature	Office work	93 (24.5%)
	Field work	43 (11.3%)
	Office and field work	138 (36.4%)
	Not working	105 (27.7%)
Work requiring over-head activities	Yes	94 (24.8%)
	no	227 (59.9%)
	Not working	58 (15%)
Reading/office work time (hours)	<3	97 (25.6%)
	3–4	61 (16.1%)
	5–6	78 (20.6%)
	7–8	107 (28.2%)
	9–10	29 (7.7%)
	>10	7 (1.9%)
Using electronic devices time (hours)	<3	34 (9%)
	3–4	87 (23%)
	5–6	109 (28.8%)
	7–8	51 (13.5%)
	9–10	53 (14%)
	11–12	21 (5.5%)
	>12	24 (6.3%)
Work requiring over-head activities. In which position you prefer reading or finishing paperwork?	I prefer sitting on chair at desk	215 (56.7%)
	I prefer sitting on sofa or bed	103 (27.2%)
	I prefer lying on sofa or bed	61 (16.1%)
Which one is your usual posture while reading or using electronic devices? ()^{Figure 1}	Posture 1	109 (28.8%)
	Posture 2	89 (23.5%)
	Posture 3	106 (28%)
	Posture 4	75 (19.8%)
Which one is your usual posture when using phone while walking/standing? ()^{Figure 2}	Posture 1	114 (30.1%)
	Posture 2	265 (69.9%)

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