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title: Does guided imagery relaxation reduce menstrual pain? | Niyora
description: Yes. Guided imagery relaxation significantly reduced menstrual pain in the treatment group compared to the control group.
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/pengaruh-relaksasi-guided-imagery-pada-gangguan-premenstrual-syndrom-pms-remaja-2017/
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Non-randomised trial, 2017

# Does guided imagery relaxation reduce menstrual pain?

Yes. Guided imagery relaxation significantly reduced menstrual pain in the treatment group compared to the control group.

 Moderate study design

Teenage girls

## What they did

Quasi-experimental study comparing teenage girls who received guided imagery relaxation with a control group. Menstrual pain was measured before and after.

## What they found

Treatment group's average menstrual pain level was 2.6 ± 0.5. Control group's average menstrual pain level was 4.6 ± 0.6. The difference was statistically significant.

## What it means for you

Guided imagery relaxation appears to be an effective way to reduce menstrual pain in teenage girls. The abstract does not provide the sample size or how many cycles were tracked.

2.6 ± 0.5

treatment group pain level

4.6 ± 0.6

control group pain level

## About the study

Original title PENGARUH RELAKSASI GUIDED IMAGERY PADA GANGGUAN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROM (PMS) REMAJA PUTRI Authors Hanna Sriyanti Saragih Journal Jurnal Penelitian Kesehatan "SUARA FORIKES" (Journal of Health Research "Forikes Voice") Year 2017 Study design Non-randomised trial What was tested Guided imagery relaxation Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.33846/sf.v8i2.53](https://doi.org/10.33846/sf.v8i2.53)

## Topics

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