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title: Does progressive muscle relaxation help PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes. Daily progressive muscle relaxation for 8 weeks significantly improved PMS symptoms compared to routine coping.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-progressive-muscle-relaxation-exercises-on-symptoms-of-premenstrual-2024/
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Randomised trial, 2024

# Does progressive muscle relaxation help PMS symptoms?

Yes. Daily progressive muscle relaxation for 8 weeks significantly improved PMS symptoms compared to routine coping.

 Moderate study design

79 single women with PMS in western Turkey

## What they did

A single-blind randomized controlled trial with 79 single women with PMS in western Turkey. The intervention group did progressive muscle relaxation daily for 8 weeks. The control group continued their usual PMS coping habits. Researchers measured PMS symptoms using a standard scale.

## What they found

At the start of the study, both groups had similar PMS symptom scores. After 8 weeks, the intervention group had significantly lower PMS scores than the control group (p less than 0.001). The PMS score in the intervention group decreased significantly.

## What it means for you

Progressive muscle relaxation is effective for improving PMS symptoms. The study included only single women in one region of Turkey, so results may not apply to all women with PMS.

79

women in the study

8

weeks of daily exercises

p < 0.001

high statistical significance

## About the study

Original title Effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on symptoms of premenstrual syndrome: A single-blind randomızed controlled trial Authors Çitil ET, Çitil Canbay F Journal Archives of psychiatric nursing Year 2024 Study design Randomised trial What was tested Progressive muscle relaxation exercises done daily for 8 weeks Read the paper [doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.005](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2024.07.005)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)

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