--- title: Does whole body vibration work as well as resistive exercise for PMS symptoms? description: Yes. Both whole body vibration and resistive exercise significantly reduced PMS symptoms, and they worked about equally well in this study. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effect-of-whole-body-vibration-versus-resistive-exercise-on-premenstrual-2020/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does whole body vibration work as well as resistive exercise for PMS symptoms? Randomised trial, 2020 # Does whole body vibration work as well as resistive exercise for PMS symptoms? Yes. Both whole body vibration and resistive exercise significantly reduced PMS symptoms, and they worked about equally well in this study. Moderate study design 60 adolescents aged 16-19 years with body mass index over 19.9 kg/m2 ## What they did Randomized controlled trial. 60 adolescents aged 16-19 years divided into 3 groups. Control group got magnesium 250 mg and vitamin B6 daily. Resistive exercise group got the same supplements plus resistive exercise 3 times per week. WBV group got the same supplements plus whole body vibration 3 times per week. Study lasted 12 weeks. ## What they found Both resistive exercise and WBV groups showed significant decreases (p=0.000) in anxiety, craving, depression, water retention, other symptoms, cramps, and low back pain. Control group only showed significant decrease in craving symptoms (p=0.03). No significant difference between resistive exercise and WBV groups in any symptoms after treatment (p>0.05). ## What it means for you Whole body vibration might be an easier alternative to resistive exercise for reducing PMS symptoms in teenagers. However, both exercise groups also received supplements, so it is unclear how much the exercise itself helped versus the supplements. The study included only 60 people. 60 Adolescents in study 12 weeks Duration of intervention 3 times/week Frequency of exercise ## About the study Original title Effect of whole body vibration versus resistive exercise on premenstrual symptoms in adolescents with premenstrual syndrome Authors Abeer M. ElDeeb, Hanaa Kenawy Atta, Doaa Ahmed Osman Journal Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy Year 2020 Study design Randomised trial What was tested Whole body vibration training 3 times per week or resistive exercise 3 times per week for 12 weeks Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.1186/s43161-020-00002-y](https://doi.org/10.1186/s43161-020-00002-y) Original abstract Abstract Background Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a cyclic disorder that affects social activities, interpersonal relationship, and educational productivity of adolescents. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effect of whole body vibration (WBV) and resistive exercise on premenstrual symptoms in adolescents with PMS. Methods Sixty adolescents, aged 16–19 years and with body mass index > 19.9 kg/m2, participated in the study. They were randomly assigned to three groups equal in number. Control group received magnesium (Mg) (250 g) and vitamin B6 supplementation once daily. Resistive exercise group received the same supplementations and resistive exercise for three times/week, while the WBV group received the same supplementations and WBV training three times/week for 12 weeks. Premenstrual syndrome questionnaire (PMSQ) was used to evaluate premenstrual symptoms, including anxiety symptoms (PMS-A), depression symptoms (PMS-D), craving symptoms (PMS-C), hyperhydration symptoms (PMS-H), other symptoms, cramp, and low back pain. Results Pair-wise comparison test revealed a significant decrease (p= 0.000) in PMS-A, PMS-C, PMS-D, PMS-H, other symptoms, cramp, and low back pain of the resistive exercise group and WBV group after treatment. However, there was only a significant decrease in PMS-C (p= 0.03) of the control group after treatment. Post hoc test showed no significant difference (p> 0.05) between the resistive group and WBV group in all PMS symptoms after treatment. Conclusions Passive muscular training using WBV has a similar effect to resistive exercise on premenstrual symptoms that affect the quality of life in adolescents with PMS. Trial registration PACTR, PACTR201908589835132 . Registered 26 June 2019—retrospectively registered. 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