Dysmenorrhea, Exercise
Conditions
Keywords
kinesiotaping, pilate exercises, primary dysmenorrhea
Brief summary
Sixty girls participated in this study and their main complaints were pain and cramping during menstruation. They were divided randomly into two equal groups.
Detailed description
Group (A) (30 girls) treated by kinesiotaping during menstruation for 3 successive menstruation. Group (B) (30 girls) treated by pilate exercises, 3 sessions per week for 3 months except the days of menstruation. Visual analogue scale to assess pain intensity, Quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire, Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, WALIDD score, Spielberger questionnaire and blood sample analysis to estimate plasma prostaglandin level were applied for each girl in both groups before and after the treatment course.
Interventions
kinesiotaping was applied once the menstrual pain begins (one day before menstruation) for periods of 4 to 5 days until the pain disappears and then removed it. Kinesiotaping was used for 3 successive menstruations.
OTHERPilate exercises program
Each girl in group (B) was engaged in a supervised pilate exercises program for 30 minutes per session for 3 days/week for 12 weeks except days of menstruation. Participants would be oriented to wear comfortable clothes .
Sponsors
Amira Hassan Abdelaziz
Soheir Mahmoud El-Kosery
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
An independent person randomly assigned to all participated subjects to either group (A) (n=30) or group (B) (n=30) by chosen numbers from closed envelopes having numbers that the number generator were chosen randomly.
Intervention model description
The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
14 Years to 20 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Their ages ranged from 14 to 20 years old * their body mass index (BMI) would be less than 25 Kg/m2 * having primary dysmenorrhoea
Exclusion criteria
* skin diseases or cardiac diseases * irregular or infrequent menstrual cycles * previous abdominal or back operations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weight and height scale | three months | Was used to measure the weight and height of each girl before starting the study and to calculate BMI according to the following formula: BMI = weight (kg) / height square (m)2 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual analog scale | three months | For determining pain intensity before and after the treatment course for each girl in both groups (A&B). VAS is a-10 cms line, at one end was written (no pain = zero) and at the other end was written (worst pain the patient ever felt = 10) |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed