Effects of Whole-Body Stretching Exercise during Lunch Break for Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain and Physical Exertion among Healthcare Professionals.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: To investigate the effect of whole-body stretching (WBS) exercise during lunch break for reducing musculoskeletal pain and physical exertion among healthcare professionals. Methods: Full-time healthcare professionals working in hospitals with more than one year of experience were invited to participate. Sixty healthcare professionals (age 37.15  ±  3.9 Years, height 1.61  ±  0.04 m, body mass 67.8  ±  6.3 kg, and BMI 26.5 ± 2.1 kg/m²) participated in this single-blinded, two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT). Participants were divided into WBS (n = 30) and control (n = 30) groups. The WBS group performed a range of stretching exercises targeting the entire body during a lunch break period for 3 times a week for 6 weeks.

SUBMITTER: Alqhtani RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10222752 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature