Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a complex disorder which involves physical, mental, and behavioral changes prior to menstruation. The common symptoms represent stomach ache, headache, back pain, exhaustion, anxiety, and concentration deficiency, so that PMS has undesirable effects on health and quality of life. Premenstrual Syndrome, yoga, quality of life
Conditions
Interventions
The participants received the Yoga pamphlet which indicated each Yoga pose. Then they were trained for about an hour with the Yoga instructor who experienced performing Yoga in PMS for 5 years. After
Experimental Procedure/Surgery
Yoga
Sponsors
Khon Kaen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 22 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: the participants aged between 18-22 years who experienced PMS (PSST score = 39-57, and their BMI were between 18.5-29.9 kg/m2.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: They were excluded provided they were pregnant, experienced neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and musculoskeletal diseases, and routinely performed exercise (moderate intensity training, more than an hour per week) within 3 months prior to the recruitment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thai version of Premenstrual symptoms screening tools (PSST) at baseline and the end of the intervention Questionaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thai version of the short form health survey-36 (SF-36) at baseline and the end of the intervention Questionaire,The trunk flexibility at baseline and the end of the intervention sit and reach test | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPonlapat Yonglitthipagon
Faculty of associated medical sciences, Khon Kaen University
Outcome results
None listed