Study on massages and relaxation exercises for dysmenorrhea
Ebru Yildiz, Rengin Acaroğlu
October 2022
Medical wellness
Women's health / Menopause
In this randomized controlled study by Mersin University with a pretest-posttest design, a total of 97 female students were examined, 50 of whom were in the intervention group and 47 in the control group.
Massage and progressive relaxation exercises are easy-to-use self-help methods that have no side effects and have a positive effect on pain, sweating, fatigue and gastrointestinal and central nervous system symptoms.
It can therefore be assumed that the combined treatment of massage and progressive relaxation is more effective in relieving menstrual symptoms than the individual treatments.
The most important information on the study at a glance
- Indications
- Menstrual cramps
- Institution
- Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
- Title
- Study on massages and relaxation exercises for dysmenorrhea
- Brief description
- The study shows that massage and progressive relaxation can effectively relieve menstrual cramps.
- Original title
- The Effect of Massage and Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Pain Intensity and Menstrual Symptoms in Students With Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Tria
- Link to the study
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35981113/
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