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title: Does Jacobson's relaxation technique help reduce premenstrual syndrome?
description: Yes, girls who practiced the relaxation technique had clearly lower PMS severity compared to girls in the control group. The technique had no side effects.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/a-study-to-assess-the-effect-of-jacobson-s-relaxation-technique-on-premenstrual-2021/
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Lab study, 2021

# Does Jacobson's relaxation technique help reduce premenstrual syndrome?

Yes, girls who practiced the relaxation technique had clearly lower PMS severity compared to girls in the control group. The technique had no side effects.

 Moderate study design

60 late adolescent girls in Kollam

## What they did

60 late adolescent girls in Kollam in 2020 participated. 30 were taught Jacobson's relaxation technique and 30 were in a control group. All girls filled out questionnaires about PMS at the start and after the intervention.

## What they found

Girls who did the relaxation technique had clearly lower PMS scores on the questionnaire after the intervention compared to the control group.

## What it means for you

This study shows the technique might help reduce PMS with no side effects and could be used alongside other treatments. The main limitation is that it was a small study in one location with no follow-up to see if benefits lasted over time.

60

Total girls in the study

30

Girls in each group

2020

Year the study was done

## About the study

Original title A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF JACOBSON'S RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME AMONG LATE ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN A SELECTED SCHOOL OF NURSING, KOLLAM Authors Manjima. B. S, Ancy Jose Journal Indian Journal Of Applied Research Year 2021 Study design Lab study Participants 60 What was tested Jacobson's relaxation technique Read the paper [doi.org/10.36106/2001596](https://doi.org/10.36106/2001596)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/)

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