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Study, 2020

Does gentle yoga help reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms?

In a month-long trial, adolescent girls reported that gentle yoga somewhat reduced pain, though the benefit was limited because the yoga was only done once during the organized intervention.

Early or limited evidence Adolescent girls in a village in Indonesia

What they did

Adolescent girls in an Indonesian village received online counseling and training in gentle yoga for premenstrual symptoms over about one month. Knowledge about PMS was tested before and after the training.

What they found

Knowledge about premenstrual yoga increased from 75% to 85%. After doing the yoga once, girls reported their pain was somewhat reduced, though it did not go away completely.

What it means for you

Gentle yoga may help reduce PMS pain, but one session is not enough to see large benefits. Girls who practiced the yoga more regularly at home might see better results. This was a very short trial with only one yoga session delivered formally, so findings are very limited.

75%

knowledge about PMS before training

85%

knowledge about PMS after training

1

yoga session during the formal intervention

About the study

Original title
PREMENSTRUAL GENTLE YOGA MELALUI MEDIA TERAPI MUSIK RELAKSASI SEBAGAI UPAYA MENGATASI GEJALA PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROM (PMS) DI DESA JEMPONG TIMUR WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KARANG PULE
Authors
Nurul Qamariah Rista Andaruni, Ana Pujianti Harahap, Rizkia Amilia et al.
Journal
SELAPARANG Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Berkemajuan
Year
2020
Study design
Study
What was tested
Online training and counseling in gentle yoga for PMS
Open access
Yes
Original abstract

ABSTRAKBerdasarkan analisis situasi yang teridentifikasi teradapat beberapa permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh mitra, yaitu sebagian besar remaja mengalami ketidaknyamanan menjelang menstruasi (7-10 Hari sebelum menstruasi) sebesar 80%, sebesar 25% remaja mengkonsumsi obat anti nyeri saat menstruasi dan tidak mengetahui cara penanganan selain mengkonsumsi obat anti nyeri, belum memiliki pengetahuan tentang Premenstrual Gentle Yoga dan belum mampu untuk melakukannya. Sehingga penyelesaian permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh mitra yang diberikan yaitu dengan memberikan penyuluhan Premenstrual Gentle Yoga Melalui Daring Sebagai Upaya Mengatasi Gejala Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). Kegiatan ini diharapakan akan terus berlanjut dilakukan oleh remaja melalui Posyandu Remaja yang ada di Desa Jempong Timur. Metode kegiatan yang digunakan adalah dengan metode penyuluhan dan pelatihan. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan sebelum dan setelah kegiatan, dari 75% meningkat menjadi 85%. Potensi hasil pelaksanaan PKM-M yang telah dilaksanakan kurang lebih 1 bulan adalah remaja merasakan sekali manfaat setelah melakukan yoga, nyeri yang dirasakan agak berkurang walau belum hilang dikarenakan pelaksanaan baru dilakukan sekali dan dilakukan kembali oleh remaja dirumah masing-masing. Kata kunci: premenstrual gentle yoga; premenstrual syndrome ABSTRACTBased on the analysis of the situation identified there were several problems faced by partners, namely most of the teenagers experienced discomfort before menstruation (7-10 days before menstruation) by 80%, 25% of adolescents took anti-pain medication during menstruation and did not know how to handle it besides consuming pain medication, do not have knowledge of Premenstrual Gentle Yoga and have not been able to do so. So that the solution to the problems faced by the partners given is by providing Premenstrual Gentle Yoga online as an Effort to Overcome Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms. It is hoped that this activity will continue to be carried out by youth through Youth Posyandu in Jempong Timur Village. The activity method used is counseling and training methods. The results showed that there was an increase in knowledge before and after the activity, from 75% to 85%. The potential results of the implementation of PKM-M that have been implemented for about 1 month are that teenagers feel once the benefits after doing yoga, the pain they feel is somewhat reduced even though they have not disappeared because the implementation has only been done once and done again by teenagers in their respective homes. Keywords: premenstrual gentle yoga; premenstrual syndrome

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