The effect of abdominal massage and stretching exercise on pain and dysmenorrhea symptoms in female university students: A single-blind randomized-controlled clinical trial

In this study the researchers aimed to determine the effect of abdominal massage and stretching exercises on the severity of pain, dysmenorrhea symptoms and menstrual blood lost in university students. In this single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial 63 university students were included. Pa...

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Published in:Health care for women international 2023-05, Vol.44 (5), p.621-638
Main Authors: Ozturk, Nazan, Gerçek Öter, Emine, Kürek Eken, Meryem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Pain
Back Pain
Blood
Clinical research
Clinical trials
College students
Colleges & universities
Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea - therapy
Exercise
Female
Humans
Massage
Menstruation
Pain Measurement
Single-Blind Method
Strength
Treatment Outcome
Universities
University students
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Summary:In this study the researchers aimed to determine the effect of abdominal massage and stretching exercises on the severity of pain, dysmenorrhea symptoms and menstrual blood lost in university students. In this single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial 63 university students were included. Participants were randomly assigned into massage group, exercise and control groups. Our findings showed that the 2 nd cycle scores related to abdominal-back pain and fatigue in the massage group and 2 nd cycle scores related to mood change in the exercise group were significantly lower than those of the massage and control groups. However, there was no difference between groups in terms of the Visual Analogue Scale scores and blood lost. Our evidence indicates that massage was effective on abdominal-back pain and weakness, and exercise was effective on mood change.
ISSN:0739-9332
1096-4665
DOI:10.1080/07399332.2022.2061973