Survey study, 2023
Does connective tissue manipulation help dysmenorrhea pain and other symptoms?
Yes, connective tissue manipulation reduced pain and fatigue significantly. Longer treatment appeared to have longer-lasting benefits through 12 months.
What they did
Two groups of women with dysmenorrhea received connective tissue manipulation. Group 1 (n=18) received it between 2 menstrual cycles and group 2 (n=17) received it between 3 menstrual cycles. Both groups were followed for 12 months.
What they found
Both groups had significant decreases in pain and fatigue after treatment and at 3-month and 6-month follow-up (p=0.001). Group 2 maintained improvement at 12-month follow-up (p=0.0001). No significant improvement in sleep quality. The two groups did not differ from each other.
What it means for you
Connective tissue manipulation may help dysmenorrhea pain and fatigue, possibly with longer-lasting effects from longer treatment. However, the sample is very small and there was no untreated control group for comparison.
35
Total women
p=0.001
Pain and fatigue improvement at 6 months
12
Months of follow-up
About the study
- Original title
- Long-Term Follow-Up Result of Connective Tissue Manipulation in Young Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea: Different Intervention Durations
- Authors
- Yagci N, Senel A, Atalay OT et al.
- Journal
- Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Survey study
- Participants
- 18
- What was tested
- Connective tissue manipulation applied between menstrual cycles
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1007/s43032-023-01172-5
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