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title: Does taping therapy reduce period pain and PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Taping helped reduce period pain severity, but it did not clearly reduce other PMS symptoms or menstrual distress. The study was small with only 25 women in e
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Survey study, 2021

# Does taping therapy reduce period pain and PMS symptoms?

Taping helped reduce period pain severity, but it did not clearly reduce other PMS symptoms or menstrual distress. The study was small with only 25 women in each group.

 Early or limited evidence

50 university students with moderate to severe period pain and mild to moderate PMS

## What they did

Researchers divided 50 university students with moderate to severe period pain and mild to moderate PMS into two groups. One group of 25 used tape on their skin. The other group of 25 received a free training class but no tape. Researchers measured pain and PMS symptoms using questionnaires before and after.

## What they found

Taping reduced the severity of period pain. However, there was no clear difference between the two groups in overall PMS symptoms or menstrual distress, except for period pain severity itself.

## What it means for you

Taping may help with period pain but may not help other PMS symptoms. The main limits are the small number of participants and that the control group received an educational class, which may have affected results.

50

women in study

25

women in each group

## About the study

Original title Effect of Taping Therapy on Primary Dysmenorrhea Severity and Premenstrual Syndrome in University Students Authors Soheila Rabiepour, Seyran Khezri Journal Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Year 2021 Study design Survey study Participants 25 What was tested Taping therapy applied to the skin Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.52547/sjku.26.6.124](https://doi.org/10.52547/sjku.26.6.124)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Dysmenorrhea and period pain](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-dysmenorrhea/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)

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