2.2. Participants
pain, acute musculoskeletal symptoms
Eligible healthcare professionals were recruited from Najran University Hospital, Saudi Arabia. Full-time healthcare professionals with more than one year of experience were eligible to participate. Individuals were excluded if they had any acute musculoskeletal symptoms (pain intensity on the visual analogue scale (VAS) > 7) that precluded participation in the exercise program. Participants were provided written informed consent approved by the institutional ethical review board at Najran University, Saudi Arabia (Reference No.: 444-37-25613-DS). Eligible participants were randomly allocated to either the WBS exercise group or the control group by an independent researcher using concealed random numbers in sealed, opaque envelopes [