--- title: Does worse PMS pain and concentration problems affect a woman's balance during her cycle? description: Yes. Women with more pain and concentration problems during menstruation had poorer balance. Women with worse overall symptoms before their period also had po url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/association-between-perimenstrual-symptoms-and-static-balance-in-young-women-a-2025/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does worse PMS pain and concentration problems affect a woman's balance during her cycle? Cohort study, 2025 # Does worse PMS pain and concentration problems affect a woman's balance during her cycle? Yes. Women with more pain and concentration problems during menstruation had poorer balance. Women with worse overall symptoms before their period also had poorer balance, though the study was very small with no comparison group. Early or limited evidence 18 young women with regular menstrual cycles ## What they did 18 young women stood on one leg for 30 seconds at four different points in their cycle: during menstruation, after menstruation, during ovulation, and before their period. Symptoms were measured using a questionnaire about pain, concentration, mood, and other premenstrual changes. ## What they found During menstruation, women with more pain had worse balance (correlation 0.527, p=0.025), as did those with concentration problems (correlation 0.500, p=0.035). Before their period, women with worse overall symptoms had worse balance (correlation 0.570, p=0.013). No link was found during the postmenstrual or ovulation phases. ## What it means for you Symptom severity may affect physical balance during menstruation and the premenstrual phase. This is the first study to examine this link, making findings preliminary. The very small sample of 18 women with no control group is a major limitation. 18 Women studied 0.570 Correlation between symptom severity and balance before period 0.013 Statistical significance of premenstrual finding ## About the study Original title Association between perimenstrual symptoms and static balance in young women: a preliminary longitudinal observational study Authors Mizuta R, Tashiro T, Arima S et al. Journal BMC women's health Year 2025 Study design Cohort study Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-04060-z](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-04060-z) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Menstrual cycle and mood](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-cycle-mood/)[Cognition, concentration and memory](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-cognition/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/)[Work and productivity](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-work/)[Relationships and partners](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-relationships/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) Research tells you what helps on average. Niyora helps on the day it hits. Calm down, see it another way, and decide what to say, with a PMS and PMDD app built by a doctor. ## Related studies Survey study, 2025 Can a plant-based supplement reduce PMS symptoms? Study, 2026 What coping strategies help women manage PMS symptoms? Study, 2026 What are premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder? Survey study, 2026 How do pain, sleep quality, and appetite change across the menstrual cycle? Survey study, 2025 What behavioral symptoms of premenstrual syndrome are most common? Study, 2025 Do women have different symptom patterns before, during, and after menopause? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗