Survey study, 2022
Does muscle relaxation reduce PMS symptoms?
A specific muscle relaxation technique significantly reduced PMS symptoms in the study group. However, without a control group, we cannot be certain the technique itself caused the improvement.
What they did
One-group pretest-posttest study of 350 adolescent girls at colleges in Bengaluru. All girls received Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique training. PMS symptoms were measured before and after using structured questionnaire and modified PSST tool.
What they found
Mean PMS score decreased from 79.44±15.616 before intervention to 53.73±13.204 after intervention. Paired t-test showed this difference was highly significant (t=31.319, p<0.001).
What it means for you
Muscle relaxation technique appears to reduce PMS symptoms. However, this study had no control group, so we cannot rule out placebo effect or natural improvement over time. Larger studies with control groups are needed to confirm effectiveness.
350
adolescent girls
79.44 to 53.73
mean PMS score change
p<0.001
statistical significance
About the study
- Original title
- A study to evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation technique (JPMRT) on relief of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) among girls at selected colleges in Bengaluru
- Authors
- A Sasikala
- Journal
- International journal of applied research
- Year
- 2022
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 350
- What was tested
- Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.22271/allresearch.2022.v8.i8a.10030
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