--- title: Does Qi-therapy help PMS symptoms? | Niyora description: Yes. Qi-therapy significantly reduced pain and water retention. It also had short-term effects on pain, depression, and anxiety. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/effects-of-qi-therapy-on-premenstrual-syndrome-2004/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does Qi-therapy help PMS symptoms? Randomised trial, 2004 # Does Qi-therapy help PMS symptoms? Yes. Qi-therapy significantly reduced pain and water retention. It also had short-term effects on pain, depression, and anxiety. Moderate study design 46 college women with PMS ## What they did Randomized controlled trial where 46 college women were assigned to Qi-therapy (23 women) or a waiting list control (23 women). The Qi-therapy group received 9 sessions over 2 menstrual cycles. One woman from the control group dropped out. ## What they found Qi-therapy had significant effects on pain and water retention. There were also significant short-term effects on pain, mental depression, and anxiety. ## What it means for you Qi-therapy might be useful for women with PMS, particularly for pain and water retention. The study was small and used a waiting list instead of a placebo control, which makes it harder to know how much of the benefit comes from the treatment itself versus other factors like attention and expectation. 46 women studied 9 Qi-therapy sessions 2 menstrual cycles of treatment ## About the study Original title Effects of Qi-therapy on premenstrual syndrome Authors Jang HS, Lee MS, Kim MJ et al. Journal The International journal of neuroscience Year 2004 Study design Randomised trial Participants 23 What was tested Qi-therapy delivered in 9 sessions over 2 menstrual cycles Read the paper [doi.org/10.1080/00207450490450163](https://doi.org/10.1080/00207450490450163) ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Low mood and depression](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-depression-mood/)[Anxiety and tension](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-anxiety/)[Pain and headache](https://niyora.com/research/topics/symptom-pain/) 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 Randomised trial, 2026 Does Kundalini Reiki help reduce PMS symptoms and improve quality of life? Cohort study, 2025 Do women with PMS or PMDD report lower quality of life than women without these conditions? Cohort study, 2025 How common is PMS in Chinese teenage girls, and what factors are linked to it? Survey study, 2026 Are menstrual characteristics linked to depression and anxiety in teenage girls? Randomised trial, 2026 Does education about PMS symptoms help reduce pain and stress? Study, 2026 What are premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗