--- title: Does yoga reduce menstrual pain in teenage girls? | Niyora description: Yes, yoga reduced menstrual pain. Pain scores fell from 5.15 to 3.00 after yoga. A clear difference was seen. url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/the-effect-of-yoga-therapy-on-premenstrual-syndrome-in-adolescent-girls-at-smp-2024/ --- - [Niyora](https://niyora.com/) - [Research](https://niyora.com/research/) - [Library](https://niyora.com/research/library/) - Does yoga reduce menstrual pain in teenage girls? Survey study, 2024 # Does yoga reduce menstrual pain in teenage girls? Yes, yoga reduced menstrual pain. Pain scores fell from 5.15 to 3.00 after yoga. A clear difference was seen. Early or limited evidence 20 adolescent female students at a school in Medan, Indonesia with painful periods ## What they did Pseudo-experimental study of 20 adolescent female students at a school in Medan, Indonesia who had painful periods. Pain was measured on a numeric scale before and after the girls did yoga practice. ## What they found Pain scores before yoga averaged 5.15. After yoga practice, pain scores averaged 3.00. A clear difference was seen. ## What it means for you Yoga may reduce premenstrual pain in teenage girls. However, this was a small study with no control group to compare yoga to doing nothing or other treatments. Results apply only to adolescents and might not apply to adults. 5.15 pain score before yoga 3.00 pain score after yoga 20 participants ## About the study Original title The Effect of Yoga Therapy on Premenstrual Syndrome in Adolescent Girls at SMP Swasta Muhammadiyah 1 Medan Authors Alfi Laili, Desi Handayani Lubis, Yulia Retno Safitri Journal International Journal of Public Health Excellence (IJPHE) Year 2024 Study design Survey study Participants 30 Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.55299/ijphe.v3i2.750](https://doi.org/10.55299/ijphe.v3i2.750) Original abstract A teenage daughter often suffers from painful menstrual moments (premenstruation syndrome). The prevalence of premenstruation syndrome in Central Java is 56%. Although painful, it is not dangerous; however, it can bother activity daily. Possible non-pharmacological therapy used to overcome premenstrual syndrome is yoga practice. A study introduction found that 24 out of 30 female students suffer painful periods. Research purposes This is to know the influence of yoga practice on the level of painful menstruation in students of Muhammadiyah 1 Medan Private Middle School. Types of research This is a quantitative study with a pseudo-design experiment. Consecutive sampling was used to collect data from 20 respondents with the use of a painful numeric scale. As for the analysis using the Wilcoxon test, the scoring scale for painful numeric before and after yoga practice shows a scale of 5.15 and 3.00. A bivariate test shows the p-value is 0.000. There is an influence of yoga practice on the level of painful menstruation in students of Muhammadiyah 1 Medan Private Middle School. Reproduced under CC-BY. ## Topics [Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)[Exercise and yoga](https://niyora.com/research/topics/treatment-exercise/)[Students and academic performance](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-education/)[Adolescents and young people](https://niyora.com/research/topics/life-area-adolescents/) 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 aerobic or resistance exercise reduce anxiety in women with PMS? Lab study, 2026 Do core stability exercises help women with PMDD? Non-randomised trial, 2026 Does video-guided digital menstrual exercise reduce PMS and period pain in adolescent girls? Randomised trial, 2026 Does yoga or foot reflexology work better for teenage PMS? Non-randomised trial, 2026 Does a lifestyle education program reduce PMS symptoms? Randomised trial, 2025 Does aerobic exercise with lifestyle changes reduce PMS symptoms in college students? Ask AI about this page Copy prompt ChatGPT ↗ Claude ↗ Perplexity ↗ Google AI Mode ↗ Grok ↗