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The Effect of Zumba Exercise on Reducing Menstrual Pain in Young Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Authors :
Samy A
Zaki SS
Metwally AA
Mahmoud DSE
Elzahaby IM
Amin AH
Eissa AI
Abbas AM
Hussein AH
Talaat B
Ali AS
Source :
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology [J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol] 2019 Oct; Vol. 32 (5), pp. 541-545. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 11.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Study Objective: To study the effectiveness of performing Zumba exercise on the severity and duration of pain in patients with primary dysmenorrhea.<br />Design: Randomized controlled trial.<br />Setting: Cairo University gynecology Hospital and Bahgat gym and fitness center.<br />Participants: Ninety-eight women diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea.<br />Interventions: Study participants were divided randomly into 2 equal groups: group I included women who engaged in Zumba exercise for 60 minutes twice weekly for 8 weeks, and group II was a control group with no intervention.<br />Main Outcome Measures: The primary outcome was the menstrual pain intensity measured using the visual analogue scale scores at 4 and 8 weeks after starting Zumba exercise. The secondary outcome was the difference in the duration of pain in both groups.<br />Results: Both groups were homogeneous regarding the baseline demographic characteristics. The severity of primary dysmenorrhea at the beginning of the study was not significantly different between the 2 groups. Menstrual pain intensity was significantly decreased in the Zumba group after 4 and 8 weeks of Zumba compared with the control group (mean difference, -2.94 [95% confidence interval, -3.39 to -2.48] and -3.79 [95% confidence interval, -4.16 to -3.43], respectively; P = .001). Also, the duration of pain was shorter in the Zumba group compared with the control group at 8 weeks (4.92 ± 1.90 vs 9.10 ± 2.92 hours, respectively; P = .001).<br />Conclusion: The Zumba intervention can reduce the severity and duration of menstrual pain thus suggesting that regularly performing Zumba might be a possible complementary treatment for primary dysmenorrhea.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1873-4332
Volume :
32
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31195099
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpag.2019.06.001