Role of combined exercise on primary dysmenorrhea pain among girls: a quasi-experiment

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Primary dysmenorrhea is the pain of lower abdominal before and during the menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea is more likely to affect girls during adolescence. Fortunately for many women, the problem eases as they mature, particularly after a pregnancy. Although it may be painful and sometimes debilitating for brief periods of time, it is not harmful. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of selected exercise on primary dysmenorrhea pain among girl. METHODS: Young women aged (21.1±2.0) were included in this study. The intervention with exercises included core strengthening, flexibility, kegel and endurance exercises. The duration of the intervention was eigth weeks, two times per week with duration of 30 minutes per session. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to measure the intensity of pain. RESULTS: The results show that exercise effects to reduce pain intensity among young women with dysmenorrhea. There was a significant difference in the score for pre-test (M: 6.94, SD: 1.33) and post-test (M: 5.02, SD: 1.15) conditions; t (9.1) = 2.34, p= 0.000. CONCLUSION: This study shows that the mixed exercise of flexibility, core stability and kegle exercise can reduce the primary dysmenorrhea pain among girls.